The visit of the pope is to the church, to the Cuban people, ... To talk about a visit to the regime means devaluing somewhat this visit.

President Castro assured us the pope will be received by all the people and will have maximum freedom to express himself, to move and to do whatever he wants,

One bad thing cannot be resolved with another bad thing.

This is not the way to resolve things, ... The problem is more than that. It is in our values, in the family, in education.

People always ask what he taught me. I don't go too deep into it. We worked. We didn't visit too much outside of work. Some things that go unnoticed are just better off unsaid. That takes nothing away from anybody. He's a great guy. He's a great inspiration. He's done it. He's been successful.

A lot of people would rather tour sewers than visit their cousins.