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Raul Castro: This pope's so impressive, I might return to church
AP ^ | 05/11/2015 | By FRANCES D'EMILIO, Associated Press

Posted on 05/11/2015 7:34:56 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cuban President Raul Castro paid a call on Pope Francis at the Vatican Sunday to thank him for working for Cuban-US detente and later said he is so impressed by the pontiff he is considering a return to the Catholic church's fold.

"Bienvenido!" Francis said in his native Spanish, welcoming Castro to his studio near the Vatican public audience hall. The Cuban president, bowing his head, gripped Francis' hand with both of his, and the two men began private talks. The meeting lasted nearly an hour, as the Argentine-born Francis and Castro spoke in their native Spanish.

Francis will visit Cuba in September en route to the United States.

After leaving the Vatican, Castro, the brother of Fidel, the revolutionary leader who brought the Communists to power in Cuba, gushed with praise for Francis.

The pontiff "is a Jesuit, and I, in some way, am too," Castro said at a news conference. "I always studied at Jesuit schools."

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TOPICS: Cuba; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: catholicism; cuba; popefrancis; raulcastro

1 posted on 05/11/2015 7:34:56 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

The church is already full of communists, what is one more?


2 posted on 05/11/2015 7:39:04 AM PDT by Resolute Conservative
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To: SeekAndFind

Eagerly awaiting the next Conclave.


3 posted on 05/11/2015 7:49:42 AM PDT by Arthur McGowan
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To: SeekAndFind

dear Raul..why dont you ask francis for a date....


4 posted on 05/11/2015 8:20:53 AM PDT by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: SeekAndFind

I think this pope sucks.


5 posted on 05/11/2015 9:46:28 AM PDT by jospehm20
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To: SeekAndFind

Church or not, you are still going to hell.


6 posted on 05/11/2015 10:37:49 AM PDT by 11th Commandment ("THOSE WHO TIRE LOSE")
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To: SeekAndFind

An odd statement. As a Catholic, I always wonder about why some folks do not go to church - because of one thing or another that some person has done.

Raul Castro should go back to church in order to put his house/soul in order to meet his Creator and his Redeemer. Pope Francis is apparently only a celebrity to Raul Castro. Raul is acting as though he is delighted with meeting PF. I wonder how he’ll feel when he meets his Lord Jesus at the judgment day. Will he be equally delighted to see Him?

It I never too late to repent. I pray that he does so.


7 posted on 05/11/2015 10:51:42 AM PDT by Gumdrop
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To: SeekAndFind

Mutual commy love.


8 posted on 05/11/2015 10:53:17 AM PDT by A CA Guy ( God Bless America, God Bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Socialist birds of a feather.


9 posted on 05/11/2015 10:53:43 AM PDT by TexasRepublic (Socialism is the gospel of envy and the religion of thieves)
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