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HAVANA: Pope John Paul II finds himself in an unusual situation as he gives his first mass in Cuba today: TIME correspondent Tammerlin Drummond says many Cubans aren?t quite sure...
...After more than 30 years of official atheism, and with very little access to information, many of the people welcoming the Pope were not believers,? says Drummond. ?Castro had given them the afternoon off and urged them to come out and greet the pontiff. They were there out of a sense of duty to the revolution.? An unusual scenario indeed, particularly in light of the media-driven perception of the Pope as anti-communist crusader who would serve as a magnet for opposition forces. ?Cuba is not Poland,? says Drummond. ?The Church here was always associated with the rich, many...
HAVANA: As Pope John Paul II arrived at Jose Marti International Airport Wednesday, tens of thousands of Cubans awaited the pontiff in Havana's Plaza de la Revolucion. TIME correspondent Tammerlin Drummond found them more concerned with the political implications than with the spiritual dimensions of Pope John Paul II's visit...
...unimpeded conversations with ordinary Cubans, Drummond found widespread opposition to the U.S. embargo ? although few expect the Pope to get it lifted. Most, however, believed the visit would boost Castro: "People on the streets seem to be very much in favor of the revolution," she says. "They have many complaints about their everyday difficulties, but on the whole most people I've spoken to seem very much in favor of the present form of government." And this week, they'll have unprecedented U.S. airtime to state their views...
...Tammerlin Drummond. Reported by Catherine Kotschoubey/Brussels