Cardinal Jaime Ortega, Archbishop of Havana, has repeatedly declared that there are no political prisoners in Castrogonia.

As the pope’s visit approaches, one very real political prisoner has somehow managed to pass on to the outside world a letter addressed to Pope Francis.

Will this letter ever make it to the pope’s hands? And, if it does, will it make any difference?

Unfortunately, its brutal simplicity is bound to be ignored at the Vatican.

This letter is like a drop of rain that evaporates before reaching a parched earth.

Nothing will be allowed to stand in the way of another “very cordial” smile-filled tête-à-tête between the Vicar of Christ and the demonic tyrants who enslave the Cuban people.

My translation