Breakthrough on Cuba Highlights Pope’s Role as Diplomatic Broker

NYT ^ | DEC. 17, 2014 | JIM YARDLEY and GAIA PIANIGIANIDEC

[Gamecock]

ROME — Pope Francis had quite a 78th birthday. between Cuba and the United States — and the disclosure that the Argentine pope played a key role as broker.

Francis is being credited for helping bridge the divide by first sending letters to President Obama and President Raúl Castro of Cuba, and then having the Vatican host a diplomatic meeting between the two sides in October.

[NKP_Vet]

Alan Gross is a Marxist and in his speech today called the US an OPPRESSIVE government.

[NKP_Vet]

http://twitchy.com/2014/12/17/disturbing-to-say-the-least-somethings-very-wrong-with-this-photo-of-alan-gross/

Check out the picture on the wall.

http://twitchy.com/2014/12/17/disturbing-to-say-the-least-somethings-very-wrong-with-this-photo-of-alan-gross/

[Fantasywriter]

Did the pope make improving conditions in Cuba’s barbaric, horrific prison system a top priority?

http://www.rnw.nl/international-justice/article/cuba-a-story-horrible-prison-conditions

[yldstrk]

I doubt God is pleased with the Pope’s “breakthrough” with evil