From our Bureau of Troublesome Priests

This priest is relentless. Every week he posts eloquent and brilliant critiques of Castro, Inc.’s 65-year-old dictatorship. In the post appended below he goes after Castro, Inc’s obscenely stupid slogans. Please pray for Father Alberto.

Loosely translated from Father Alberto’s Facebook page

I have been thinking about the power of slogans

Slogans are short phrases. They are made to motivate, to lift spirits and give strength when it is difficult to move forward, and also to illuminate in moments of darkness, so that we hold on to them when everything around us is uncertain and dark.

But as often happens, there is also another side, and slogans can be used to manipulate, to lead others where we want, giving them a force that makes them take a path without asking themselves if that is the path they want to follow...