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August 19, 2009

US Bishops Call for End to Cuban Embargo
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A delegation of US Catholic bishops are in Cuba this week to call for an
end to the US embargo. Thomas Wenski, the bishop of Orlando, Florida,
said he hopes the Obama administration will reverse long-standing US
policy.

Thomas Wenski: “The bishops here in Cuba for many years have gone on
record against the embargo, and the bishops in the United States,
likewise, have spoken up for the Cuban bishops and their position,
saying that, you know, the embargo affects people who—and causes
hardship for innocent people. And hopefully with this new environment
that exists in Washington and in Havana, hopefully there will be
opportunities for greater changes.”



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