Cuba declares Good Friday

Cuba Communist government has declared Good Friday next week to be a public holiday :

following an appeal from Pope Benedict....

The Pope made the request during his recent visit to the island....

It is the first time it has been recognised as a public holiday in Cuba since the 1960s :

when religious holidays were abolished....

"After 50 years of telling us the Church is bad, :

now they say it is good and we get Good Friday off,"

Cuba was officially atheist until the 1990s:

and fewer than 10% of Cubans are practising Catholics.

[quote author=ketchim link=topic=64990.msg408068#msg408068 date=1333384082]
"After 50 years of telling us the Church is bad, :

now they say it is good and we get Good Friday off,"
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interesting eh!

hhmmmmm...very interesting

we usually go to Cuba at this time of the year because they don't focus on easter (religious wise)!!

now i am curious to see if there will be anything different this time around.

[quote author=ketchim link=topic=64990.msg408070#msg408070 date=1333384140]
Cuba was officially atheist until the 1990s:

and fewer than 10% of Cubans are practising Catholics.
[/quote] America  is christian  and evil

[quote author=VillageBelle link=topic=64990.msg408073#msg408073 date=1333384890]
hhmmmmm...very interesting

we usually go to Cuba at this time of the year because they don't focus on easter (religious wise)!!

now i am curious to see if there will be anything different this time around.
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dats right !  deh let the pope in.  my word!  how things change...not always for the better.
is dat yu I see up in there Fidel?

Fidel Jesus

[quote author=The Captain link=topic=64990.msg408080#msg408080 date=1333385775]
Fidel Jesus
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yes sir..the man himself. one of the greatest ever