For the pope and Castro, a win-win visit: they share criticism of embargo, economics. (Pope John II's visit to Fidel Castro and Cuba)

From: National Catholic Reporter | Date: February 6, 1998| Author: | Copyright information

Both Pope John Paul II and Castro won new international respect for their handling of the pope's visit to Cuba. Although the pope did not address Castro's challenge on the Euroepan adn Church corruption in the Western Hemisphere, he did agree on the wickedness of the US Embargo against Cuba.

They share criticism of embargo, economics

The duel of the titans -- Pope John Paul II and Fidel Castro -- promised by TV anchors and press pundits, never happened.

The dragon-slaying pontiff, who had humiliated Ernesto Cardenal in Nicaragua and led Poland out of Russian bondage, turned the ...

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