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Nuncio Tells Blunt Truth About Cuba

Archbishop Bruno Musari

 

If you want to know what is going on in Cuba, the Babalu blog is the go to blog.  Carlos Eire tells us about the man who has just become my favorite papal nuncio:

 

Archbishop Bruno Musarò, Apostolic Nuncio to Castrogonia,  blasted the island’s rulers recently, and a handful of news organizations are reporting on his comments.

Not surprisingly, the news reports thus far are only available in Italian, Spanish, and Polish.  Nothing at all in English.  No word from the AP or Reuters, or CNN, etc..

If the nuncio had denounced the “blockade” rather than the Castro regime, his comments would be getting a hell of a lot more attention, of course.

The nuncio’s remarks were first quoted by LecceNews24 in Italy, in an article entitled: “‘In Cuba you die’: Salentine bishop sounds the alarm.”  You can find that full report HERE.

TV Marti picked up the story, and you can find their report  HERE (includes video).    El Mundo in Boliva also ran the story.  Go HERE for that.  And if you can read Polish, go HERE for that report.

The comments were made after he celebrated mass in the Italian town of Vignacastrisi.  (Ha!  VignaCASTRIsi: Who says God lacks a sense of humor?)

Among his observations, the following stand out:

“In Cuba you die.” (A Cuba si muore).

“In Cuba eating is a luxury.”

“The Cuban people live in conditions of absolute poverty and degradation without human or civil rights. They are the victims of a socialist dictatorship that has kept them enslaved for fifty-six years.”

“Only freedom can give hope to the Cuban people.”

“The only hope Cubans can have for a better life is to leave their island.”

“Italians who complain about many things in Italy should know that in Cuba a physician only earns 25 euros per month and that in order to live with dignity many Cuban professionals have to work as waiters at night.”

“In Cuba everything is controlled by the government, even milk and meat. Beef is a luxury and anyone who dares to slaughter a cow in order to eat it is arrested and sent to prison.”

“After more than half a century, praise is still being heaped on this Revolution, but, in the meantime, the Cuban people don’t have proper work and don’t have a way of feeding their own children.”

“I’m grateful that the pope sent me to that island, and I hope to be there when the socialist regime comes to an end.”

Apostolic nuncios serve as the pope’s ambassadors to the world’s nations. Archbishop Musarò was appointed as nuncio to Castrogonia by Pope Benedict XVI in August 2011.

Go here to read the rest.  It is rare that a diplomat is so outspoken, especially a papal diplomat.  Bravo Archbishop!

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Rafael De Cardenas
Rafael De Cardenas
Thursday, August 28, AD 2014 9:18am

PLEASE SEE MY VIDEO IN YOUTUBE “IS OBAMA THE NEXT FIDEL CASTRO”
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TomD
TomD
Friday, August 29, AD 2014 8:50am

A Cuban-American friend sent me a cartoon:

St. Peter is welcoming the latest souls to Heaven with outstretched arms. “Heaven in wonderful! No work, no money, no shoes, no…”
A little guy in the back with a sour face says “Ah [Spanish expletive deleted], it’s Cuba!”

Patrick Duffy
Patrick Duffy
Friday, August 29, AD 2014 3:05pm

And thanks to Carlos for bringing this to our attention.

Penguins Fan
Penguins Fan
Friday, August 29, AD 2014 4:18pm

How many times during the 19th century the US wanted to buy Cuba from Spain….
how much better the world would be if Spain sold Cuba to the US.

Castro deserves a fair trial and a speedy execution for drug trafficking, aiding and abetting convicted murderers, terrorism, and the murder of American citizens.

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