Havana, Cuba, Oct 12, 2005 / 22:00 pm
During a visit to Cuba this month, the Archbishop of Genoa, Italy, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, conveyed the blessings of Pope Benedict XVI to all Cubans, but said the chances of a papal visit there were remote.
The cardinal also expressed the Pope’s greeting to Cuban president Fidel Castro during a meeting with the leader last Monday.
Speaking to reporters, Cardinal Bertone said a papal visit to Cuba is “difficult for now. Everyone is inviting him. He will make his decisions, but he won’t travel like John Paul II. It’s impossible.”
The cardinal visited Cuba October 3-10 at the invitation of the Diocese of Santa Clara in order to introduce two of his priests who will be helping out in Cuba.