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The NYT lead observes that despite Castro's talk portraying the Pope as an ally in the struggle against American imperialism, there's still plenty of religious repression in Cuba, The Times ' Larry Rohter gives an eyewitness account of Havana cops ordering kids from a church group to stop putting up posters advertising the pontiff's visit.
At one point, when it is mentioned that the major growth in the Catholic Church is now taking place outside Europe and the United States, the pontiff replies, "It was so at the beginning."
The Post has a perhaps-too-friendly story about the Pope, who's visiting Mexico: "To understand the significance of this pontiff, it helps to see him through his own eyes, and measure him by the yardstick of church history."
But the pontiff also criticized Cuban atheism and called for the protection of all Cubans' rights.
The governor assured disappointed supporters that he will execute other people: "I continue to support capital punishment, but after careful consideration of [the pope's] direct and personal appeal and because of a deep and abiding respect for the pontiff and all that he represents, I decided last night to grant his request."