Pope should make meeting in Cuba

A non-event may become the most noteworthy event of the March 23-29th Pope Benedict XVI visit to Cuba and Mexico. The Pope has apparently refused to meet with a particular group of faithful, dissident Cuban Catholics, a refusal noted in sources as diverse as the conservative Wall Street Journal and the National Review as well as the liberal Huffington Post.

Cuba is the most repressive regime in the Western Hemisphere and we have received thousands upon thousands of Cuban citizens who have abandoned everything to find freedom. Armando Valladares