Catholic Culture, Fr. Jerry Pokorsky: God has given us an Advent meditation with the death of Fidel Castro, President of Cuba, politician, revolutionary, mass murderer. Here are examples of responses by world leaders:
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a statement hailed Castro as a “remarkable leader” and a “legendary revolutionary and orator” and warmly recalled his late father’s friendship with Castro… “It was also a real honour to meet his three sons and his brother President Raúl Castro during my recent visit to Cuba.”
President-elect Donald Trump condemned the late Cuban leader upon hearing the news:
The world marks the passing of a brutal dictator who oppressed his own people for nearly six decades; Fidel Castro’s legacy is one of firing squads, theft, unimaginable suffering, poverty and the denial of fundamental human rights.
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