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change. There is no life quality where fear ispresent. If there is no hope the future movesaway from each one of us and from thecountry. A country where the hope of personslies in the possibility to travel to any othercountry in order to improve has to changesubstantially. The Pope’s visit, its preparationand its continuity can be evaluated by theconcrete steps in this urgent itinerary oftransition from fear to hope and from hope tothe reconstruction of the Country withfreedom and responsibility.contribution of those Cubans, women andmen who have decided to exercise theircitizen sovereignty in the every day nationalevents.This is the time for every one to contributewhat he thinks, what he expects, what he willdecide to do on the occasion of the Pope’svisit during the next spring in Cuba.Pinar del Río, November 20 th 2011.22 nd Anniversary of Father Varela’s Birth.10. We Cubans, women and men are andshould be the protagonists of our ownpersonal and national history.Another unfinished legacy of the visit paid byJohn Paul II is that message three timesrepeated by the venerated Pontiff: “You areand should be the protagonists of your ownpersonal and national history”. This is maybethe foundation, the key and the guarantee ofall the expectations and possibilities related tothe visit of Benedict XVI: Only if we Cubans,women and men accept our personal and civicresponsibility the changes in Cuba will beimplemented with depth and peace. The Popewill not turn all of our expectations intorealities but the prominence and theresponsibility of all Cubans will do it; and wewill be able to do it and we should do itcounting on the supplement of the soul thatreligions can give through their mystique,their spirituality, their ethics and theirliberating and holistic view of reality.The visit of every religious leader is always acall and a spiritual encouragement for all whowant to listen and accept the Pope’s wisesuggestions and advices. That is why the visitof His Holiness Benedict XVI can be amagnificent catalyst in this gradual butirreversible process in which each Cuban,woman and man should accept ourresponsibility, our social and historicprominence to implement, all of us withoutexclusion or violence, the changes that onlywe Cubans should do for Cubans.This will depend on each one of us but veryespecially on the authorities and the faithful ofthe Catholic Church and also on theauthorities and followers of the Country’sgovernment. It will also depend on theEdiciones ConvivenciaPinar del Río. 2012101