Mar 27, 2012 / 11:11 am
As Pope Benedict arrives for his historic visit to Cuba, a major newspaper in the country ran articles attempting to highlight similarities between Catholicism and the island's Communist revolution.
In a March 26 piece titled "Fidel and Religion: a transcendent conversation," local newspaper Trabajadores – associated with the local Workers' Central Union of Cuba – said the idea that Christians and Communists have no mutual understanding has been "discredited."
The paper cites Brazilian theologian Alberto Libanio's 1986 book "Fidel and Religion," which outlines the views of former president Fidel Castro, who argued that communism does not promote the hatred of people but of injustice.
In addition to the extensive article on Castro and his perspective on religion, Trabajadores also published an interview with 89-year-old Cuban poet Fina García Marruz.