• “Cuba has announced that it will release from prison 553 people convicted of various crimes. The decision was communicated to Pope Francis earlier this month in a letter from Cuban president Miguel Díaz-Canel.”
• “A statement from Cuba’s foreign ministry notes that the prisoner release takes place in the context of the ‘close and fluid relations with the Vatican State.'”
• “Cuba’s statement came after an announcement by the White House that President Joe Biden has notified Congress of his intent to lift the U.S. designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism as part of a deal facilitated by the Church.”
• “Cuba’s statement on Tuesday said the country maintains ‘a respectful, frank, and constructive relationship with the Vatican and the Supreme Pontiff, which facilitates decisions such as the one recently taken.'”
Not only is Cuba releasing prisoners, something virtually unheard of,but the United States has lifted Cuba’s designation as a state sponsor of terrorism. The Pope’s petition led to these two significant shifts in government policy.
In other words, when the Pope speaks, the world listens.
This unprecedented diplomatic breakthrough reveals that the Pope has the unique ability to transcend political divisions, prompting even long-time adversaries to seek a reconciliatory course in alignment with his vision for the world.
And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation.... Revelation 14:9, 10."
And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation.... Revelation 14:9, 10."
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