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PINAR DEL RIO, June 17 (Víctor Rolando Arroyo, UPECI /
www.cubanet.org) - Three catholic priests from main parishes in the city of
Pinar del Rio alerted their parishioners of the intentions of the regime to
alter the present Cuban constitution, this past Sunday.
At Sunday Mass in the parish of the Ermita de la Caridad, Father Manuel H.
de Cespedes was saddened about what was happening in Cuba "since the
government is trying to obtain an unrestricted support for the present regime to
stay untouchable and unalterable". The priest called the propaganda motto "Only
those that vote for the change are worthy" a violation of the citizen's
rights.
In the parish of San Rosendo, the first mass was presided by newly ordered
Juan Carlos Carballo, who also criticized this official motto, reminding his
audience of the Pope's message that Cubans should be active participants in
their future. "Any price to be paid for wanting the best for the country
and its people is valid" - the priest emphasized.
In the San Rosendo's 10 a.m. mass Father Vicente Cabrera urged the
congregation to abandon hypocrisy and the fear of reprisals, saying "Our
children will be what they see us doing today".
The priest added that the Cuban people honor socialism with their lips while
condemning it with their hearts, and called for a responsible attitude in the
present moment.
This has been the second week priests in this region break with the
traditional mass scheme. Last week a
document of a
religious group in Pinar del Rio giving its support to the Varela Project was
read at Sunday Mass.
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