21. Cuba is the only Spanish-speaking country in Latin America that has not hosted a papal visit. 22. During the papal visit, Kwasniewski will be working hard to appear as a leader the pope likes to do business with. 23. During the papal visit, many Cubans had expressed hope for political and social change on the island. 24. During the papal visit, observers expressed cautious hope that conditions would improve. 25. For Castro, a papal visit can give broader legitimacy to his regime. 26. For the Cuban government, especially the ministries and state companies that are providing services for the papal visit, the influx has already yielded a financial windfall. 27. For the Vatican, a key goal of a papal visit to places hostile to Catholicism is to extract concessions for the local church. 28. Given the symbolic power of a papal visit, people are quick to attach their causes to it. 29. He and other Christians are bolstered by the upcoming papal visit and the Middle East peace process they hope will eventually bring stability to Lebanon. 30. He oversaw Israeli security on the turn of the millennium and is lead coordinator for the papal visit. |