ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 15, 2023 / 09:00 am
The Cuban bishops have issued their 2023 Christmas message, noting that “a very difficult year” is ending for the island due to the dramatic situation in terms of food, health, and services in general.
The prelates lamented that every day more people decide to leave the country — “children, young people, entire families, workers, and professionals” — which brings with it more suffering due to material deprivation, the pain of separation, and the helplessness that has left many elderly people lonely.
The bishops pointed out that salaries are not enough for adequate nutrition or for any other necessities that people need to have a decent life.
“In the hearts and faces of so many of our brothers and sisters there is confusion, sadness, and hopelessness. The economy hasn’t taken off as expected,” and the possibility of society benefiting from legitimate diverse opinions and thoughts (in a totalitarian country) “is not sufficiently recognized and valued,” they said.