In statements to TMT, the television channel of the Archdiocese of Madrid, the Cuban Cardinal Jaime Lucas Ortega explained that the laity plays a key role in this rebirth. «At present there are 250 mission and prayer houses in the Cuban capital,» he said.
The Cardinal added, «83% of Cubans say they are believers.»
As regards the situation in the Caribbean Island, Cardinal Ortega said: «the Catholic Church will never be belligerent; we must struggle to express always what is our right, trying to listen to the other, even if he thinks differently.»
