From our Bureau of Oafish Fake Heads of State with some assistance from our Bureau of Stunned Princes of the Church

Trucutú Díaz-Canel’s visit to Father Felix Varela’s church in Manhattan took place a week ago, but the waves of ill-feeling generated by his rude behavior are still reverberating.

As it turned out, Trucutú arrived early, without warning, spent only 10 minutes at the church, itching to leave, and exited the premises before Cardinal Dolan of New York had a chance to get there.

So, Cardinal Dolan, who had granted Trucutú’s request for this hypocritical event, was rudely snubbed. Bishop Octavio Cisneros — a Cuban exile — had to step in and fulfill the role that should have been played by Cardinal Dolan.

So it goes. This is what can happen when atheistic communist dictatorships make use of religion to serve their own purposes. Tellingly, Trucutú and his entourage intentionally staged this event to suit their needs, not caring about the sacred nature of the event they had requested, or its diplomatic significance. They got their photos taken at Father Varela’s church. That’s all they wanted. Click, click, we’re done ….Vamonos . . . let’s get out of here . . .