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While he called Christ "a great revolutionary" whose teachings coincide with the aims of socialism, Castro insisted that "no one could instill religious faith in me through the mechanical, dogmatic methods that were employed. I never really held a religious belief." Later on, he said, "I had other values: a political belief which I forged on my own, as a result of my experience, analysis and sentiments." Nevertheless, the rebel wore a small cross on his guerrilla garb in the early days of the revolution. In the book, he astonished Cubans with the extent of his religious knowledge...
...same huge outdoor Masses, dramatic rallies, religious pilgrimages to national shrines and high state meetings he has turned to such advantage in country after country, right wing or left. There is a remarkable clarity about this Pope: he believes that preaching the Gospel means promoting human rights, that Christ cannot be excluded from man's history anywhere in the world and that there is no future if the dignity of the individual is trampled upon. He remains as determined to rekindle Catholic faith and promote Christian values among the lingering remnants of communism as he was when Marxism...
...next millennium, says Richard John Neuhaus, an American priest and author recently in Rome. "He's not hesitating to exhibit his physical frailties," says Neuhaus, "which I think is intended both as a pastoral help to people with similar frailties and also as a sharing in the suffering of Christ." If the Parkinson's gets worse, he adds, "people could get used to a Pope in a wheelchair...
First base, Faith; second base, Hope; third base, Charity, and short stop, Love. Other players were given virtuous titles: pitcher, Jesus Christ; catcher, Holy Ghost; batter, the Devil...
...challenge for the Palestinian Authority: ?You can see Jesus? birthplace in two minutes. After that, you need to eat lunch or dinner, to relax or stay in a hotel ? Bethlehem lacks these facilities, and we cannot attract tourists unless they are built.? In other words, 2,000 years after Christ?s birth, visitors to the town are still unlikely to find room...