Posted on 05/10/2015 9:09:45 AM PDT by marshmallow
Cuban President Raul Castro has said he was so impressed by a Vatican audience with Pope Francis that he might return to the faith he was born into.
Mr Castro praised the pontiff's wisdom, adding: "I will resume praying and turn to the Church again if the Pope continues in this vein."
He thanked the Pope for brokering a rapprochement between Cuba and the US.
The communist leader had stopped at the Vatican after attending Russia's World War Two Victory Day in Moscow.
The Catholic Church has maintained ties with Havana since the 1959 revolution.
The Pope will visit Cuba on his way to the US in September.
Secret talks
For Pope Francis, the restoration of relations between the US and Cuba - agreed during secret talks at the Vatican - has been a major diplomatic achievement, says the BBC's David Willey in Rome.
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...
Maybe he can build another magnificent church so the clergy can pray for his soul
Like Mussolini did
The Church would welcome Raul. Presumably he would then go to Confession, sincerely repent of the sins of political repression and murders and neglecting to prevent western sex tourists from molesting Cuba’s young people “for the price of a Happy Meal”, and go and sin no more.
Good thing I wasn’t eating when I read this.
The Church would welcome Raul. Presumably he would then go to Confession
That would be a record breaking confessional visit
they can open a taco stand while Raul is in there LOL
In return for considerable financial support of the church of course, new buildings, new seminaries, new recruitment
Child sex tourism ain’t seen nothing yet, Cuba will be the new Thailand
Do they still sell indulgences or do they call it something else these days?
Now if he could only inspire him towards repentance.
Fidel Castro is a Communist. He and Che’ Guevara were personally responsible for the murders of thousands of “counter-revolutionaries.”
http://www.therealcuba.com/page5.htm
http://www.cubaverdad.net/genocide.htm
The fact that Communists are now looking upon Frances with favor bodes ill for the human population.
Both socialists /communists ...and don’t forget Cuba is not adding much to global warming...I’m sure it was an” atta boy “meeting
"I'm looking for loopholes."
.. and you too, Fidel!
When can we get some cigars?
Just a side note: Satan can also attend church. So if Raul and even Castro shows up don’t expect them to change and repent.
This story smells mightily of Communist propaganda.
More than likely, he is acknowledging his own age and the proximity of death, so now is the time to go shopping for a little “death insurance.” It brings to mind the “letter” that Ted Bloato-Boozo Kennedy wrote to the Pope before his death.
On a 1984 trip to Israel, we had a lovely service on the steps of a very pretty (though quite ornate) little church perched on a bluff over the Sea of Galilee on the traditional site of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes.
Since the fanciful “wedding cake” architecture didn’t fit any of the normal styles (Not “Gothic” or “Romanesque”, or “Byzantine”), I did some research into the little church’s history.
It was built by (UNGH!) Mussolini. Yuck.
And Al Gore, the chief proponent of the global warming hoax and the resulting forced population control in Africa(Al Gore Promotes Population Control: Africans Must Have Their Fertility “Managed”), has said this:
"I Could Become A Catholic’ Because Of Pope’s Global Warming Stance."
Wow. A communist inspired by a socialist. Never saw that coming.
Yes I too have been there to the Church of the Beatitudes
Ah..that’s the name of it! I forgot. It’s been 31 years.
I guess my description was pretty good! :-)
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