Letters: Feb. 16, 1998

CLASH OF FAITHS

That was a poor comparison you made between Castro and the Pope. History proves that faith remains while ideology fades and dies. MOSES ANOH EKRA Montreal

Pope John Paul II and Cuba's Fidel Castro are a harmony of opposites--the statesman and the politician [WORLD, Jan. 26]. They have placed in view their respective dogmas, which are in collision. Both claim commitment to social justice in a world at peace. The Pope relies on engagement and evangelization to propagate his religious faith. Castro resorts to oppression to impose policy. JOHN J. KARAKASH Bethlehem, Pa.

The American embargo of Cuba...

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