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the article was about the agrentina president makeing a speech about nationalizing the oil company YPF. comunist countrys think that it is a good idea to nationalize the oil company but the private owned companyies as well as american think that it is a poor move. they are saying that argintina hasa goverment that is delf destructing.
when I read this article i was surprised to see that they were making the oil company nationaly owned. I think that the argantina goverment shouldnt do this because they are aparently having a lot of trouble.
On Monday March 27th, Pope Benedict XVI flew from Mexico to Cuba. An estimated 200,000 people came out and celebrated mass with him. The pope became only the second pope to Cuba and the first since Pope John Paul 14 years ago. Many of the worshipers who came out to the mass were pressured either by their employer or a local chapter of the Communist Party. Cuba’s president Raul Castro greeted the Pope at the airport. He told Cubans that the constitution of Cuba guarantees freedom of religion and that broadening may take time. It is a fragile time for the Roman Catholic Church in Cuba where it has begun to play a mediating role between citizens of Cuba and the government. In recent years the archbishop of Havana Cardinal Jaime Otega was able to negotiate the release of several political prisoners. It felt like a concert in Santiago de Cuba where people from all over Cuba came out to the mass. Groups of pilgrims from Miami even came to mass. Bands were playing and people were selling food and drinks. About half of Cubans consider themselves Catholic, very few regularly attend mass and in recent years other religions such as evangelical and Pentecostal churches have grown rapidly in Cuba.
I am glad that the church has not forgot about Cuba because a lot of Cubans are Catholic. I was surprised to read that Pope Benedict is only the second pope to visit Cuba. Its very important for the church to remain strong in Cuba and other Spanish speaking countries. Even though Cuba is Communist people should still be allowed to practice what religion they wish.
March 27th edition of the NY Times
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