Quote of the Day

John Paul II also called on the Cuban authorities "to continue their sustained efforts in the fields of health, education and culture," which he said were "among the pillars of the edifice of peace, which is not merely the absence of war."

- Pope John Paul II, receiving the credentias of the new Cuban ambassador to the Vatican

The Pope needn't worry about what Cuba does with its limited resources; it has a 45-year record of demonstrating its committment to spending money on human needs and not war. If he wants to make a difference, he should be speaking to the United States and tell them to stop threatening Cuba, so that Cuba could spend even less on military defense, and even more on health, education, and culture.