Of course he does

From Reuters: “Pope wants to see Fidel Castro on Cuba trip: source.”

Pope Benedict wants to see Fidel Castro on his trip to Cuba next month but the meeting will depend on the health of the communist country’s revolutionary leader, a senior Vatican official told Reuters on Saturday.

The official, speaking of the sidelines of a ceremony after the pope elevated new cardinals, said the status of the meeting was still pending.

“It will depend on his health,” the prelate said.

At present, the pope is only scheduled to meet Fidel Castro’s younger brother, President Raul Castro, 80, whose formal title is president of the Council of State and president of the Council of Ministers.

Raul Castro is due to welcome the pope at Santiago de Cuba on March 26, hold private talks with him in Havana on March 27, and see the pontiff off when he leaves Havana for Rome on March 28.

There is no mention of Fidel Castro on the official program. […]

5 thoughts on “Of course he does”

  1. Well, the point was that it’d mean he’s finally kicked the old bucket and is headed to proper judgment; no one forgives sins except God only — so whatever the pope or a priest may say has no value unless it’s squared with the truth of Scripture (which it isn’t); fidel had a Christian buddy at school in his youth who talked to him about the gospel; that gentleman came to speak at my church years ago; fidel wanted nothing to do with it. Repeatedly.
    And the rest, of course, is history.

  2. Can you say demeaning? I can. The pope should not be lowering himself to the level of some Latrine American “leader,” panting for a photo op with the Maximum Liar (not to mention anti-Christian). If nothing else, it’s like spitting on the graves of all his dead victims, and spitting in the face of his living ones. If there’s such a thing as being beyond redemption, that would be one Fidel Castro.

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