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Your fawning coverage of Castro might have been understandable in 1959, but not after a 39-year dictatorship remarkable only for its brutality. TIME has helped perpetuate the suffering of the Cuban people. But the Pope has demanded freedom and justice for the Cubans. The flame of Christ's love has been lighted in their hearts, never again to be blown out by evil. GEORGE J. FOWLER III, Director Cuban American National Foundation New Orleans...
...believer in an omniscient and loving God, as is John Paul II, but I can't prove I'm right. Nor can the Pope--that's faith. And as you pointed out, "the Catholic Church will survive the death of the 264th Pope," while few believe the Cuban revolution will outlive Castro. ROBERT F. MORAN Methuen, Mass...
...Sunday, after a grand-scale Havana Mass, the Pope will go home, the picture of Jesus will come down and little will have visibly changed. Cubans often seemed more respectful of the man than moved by his words. The Vatican said Castro agreed to "consider" freeing some political prisoners as the Pope has asked, but there is little sign yet of tangible concessions to requests for more priests, parochial schools or media access. What impact the Pope has on this aging revolution will mainly be measured in human hearts, where any real challenge to the Cuban system will have...
...Cuban American and naturalized U.S. citizen, I was very happy that Grove was TIME's choice. A virtual unknown to most people, this man is a clear symbol of success for every refugee who comes to the U.S. with a sincere desire to succeed through ingenuity and hard work. I admire his quick assimilation into American society by changing his name from the Hungarian Andras Grof to Andrew Grove, learning the language and contributing so much to our country and the world's technology. JAY M. CASTANO Washington...
...cold war, that are equipped to carry such theoretical weaponry. Senior Pentagon officers, who hope Pope John Paul II's visit to Cuba this week will help ease tensions, privately favor normalizing relations with Havana. They fear that the report will only throw red meat to congressional and Cuban-American hard-liners, who will demand that sanctions be tightened and U.S forces be returned to Florida...