Havana, Cuba, Mar 18, 2011 / 15:58 pm
Fr. Jose Conrado Rodriguez Alegre, pastor of the Church of St. Theresa of the Child Jesus in Santiago, Cuba, stated in a March 14 interview that the problems in the country must be resolved peacefully.
The priest added that he has two parishes: One in Cuba, “and another large one, which is the community in exile.”
“I feel that God wants me to stay by the side of people, and my place is here in Cuba,” the priest told CafeFuerte.com, a website operated out of Miami. However, he also acknowledged that he is committed to the Cubans in exile in the United States, where he spends his vacation time.
“I think one of the things the Church will have to do now is build bridges and help those in exile feel they are part of the Church.” In addition, he continued, these these “bonds” must be “profoundly renewed, especially between Cuban Catholics in exile and the Catholic Church.”