Castro gets religion

che massIn Havana, Raul Castro welcomes his kind of Pope:

An increasing global impact has resulted from your analysis on the causes of these problems and the call to safeguard the planet and the survival of our species; to cease the predatory action of the wealthy nations and the big transnationals; and, to remove the dangers threatening us all due to the depletion of resources and the loss of biodiversity.

As his Holiness has rightly indicated: “Humanity should become aware of the necessity to change life styles as well as production and consumption patterns.”

His Holiness later said Mass — pictured atop this post — beneath the iron gaze of Che Guevera, who took a specific interest in promoting spirituality. As The Atlantic explains via the link below, those deemed enemies of the state in the revolution’s early days were permitted the full solace of their faith before being shuffled in production-line fashion before a wall and shot.

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