Madrid, Spain, May 26, 2011 / 15:58 pm
Two Catholic bishops in Cuba said the country is moving toward a more democratic system, despite the continual dominance of a single political party.
“The country is taking steps that are not exactly the same as before. This is an indicator that we may possibly be heading toward our own kind of democracy and manner of governing,” Bishop Emilio Aranguren of Holguin said.
Both Bishop Aranguren and Auxiliary Bishop Juan de Dios Hernandez of Havana, made their comments during an interview with the Uruguayan newspaper La Republica. The bishops were in Uruguay participating in the 33rd General Assembly of the Latin American Bishops’ Council.
Bishop Hernandez said that in Cuba “there is still just one political party, but in this democracy there will need to be different parties.”