Card. Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino is considered one of the most important figures of the Cuban Catholic Church.<\/p>\n
As a priest he was condemned to forced labour. Additionally, as cardinal he faced difficult relations between the communist regime and the Church.<\/p>\n
He was one of the few prelates who received the last three popes in his country. In 1998 John Paul II, in 2012 Benedict XVI and in 2015 Pope Francis.<\/p>\n
The invitation to Cuba is a preannouncement. The Cuban President knows well who the pope is and if he invites him it means he has thought first about who he is inviting.<\/p>\n
I come to Cuba as a pilgrim of charity.<\/p>\n
Dream that the world with you may be different..<\/p>\n
He is remembered for his dedication to the social needs of the Caribbean island. In 1991 he helped established Caritas in Cuba.<\/p>\n
In 2016 he became bishop emeritus of Havana. In recent times his health was broken by pancreatic cancer.<\/p>\n
Despite the political situation in his country, he was an interlocutor and was listened to by everyone on the island. <\/p>\n
Many considered him a wise and prudent man who always talked with both sides, which annoyed some who asked him to condemn the dictatorship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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