Havana, Cuba, Feb 20, 2008 / 11:04 am
Following the resignation of Fidel Castro, Javier Legorreta, an Aid to the Church in Need specialist on Cuba, says that the presence of the Vatican’s Secretary of State during the country’s power transition will help promote peace and a spirit of reconciliation.
According to Legorreta, Tuesday’s announcement that Fidel was handing the government over to his brother was “what everybody has been waiting for.”
Noting that the Vatican’s Secretary of State, Cardinal Bertone, arrives in Cuba on February 20, the specialist says that while the coinciding of the two events wasn’t planned, it is providential.
Perhaps even more interesting is the fact that the cardinal will be in Cuba when control of the country is transferred to Fidel Castro’s brother Raul. Legorreta believes that Cardinal Bertone may play an important role in the political transformation of the country.