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D. Washington imposed the near-total trade embargo in 1961 at the height of the Cold War to punish Cuba for its support of the Soviet Union and in the hope it would topple Castro's communist government. Cuba's government did not fall and is now lead by Fidel Castro's brother, Raul.
B. Cuba's Catholic church leaders slammed last week's occupation as "illegitimate and irresponsible," and police removed the 13 dissidents from the Our Lady of Charity Church after three days. Havana, Santo Domingo, Kingston and San Juan are all capital cities on islands visited by Christopher Colombus at the end of the 15th century.
D. The religious order of the Capuchin Poor Clares made 150,000 Frisbee-sized hosts for a Mass in Leon, while 600 businesses within two blocks of the pope's route in Leon were barred from selling alcohol starting eight hours before his arrival. And, the Knights Templar drug gang warned its rivals to keep the peace during the pope's visit.
B. With more than 205 million people and about 74 percent of them nominally Catholic, Brazil is the largest country in Latin America. Pope Benedict visited it in 2007. With nearly 115 million people, Mexico is the second largest Latin American nation, and more than 76 percent of Mexicans are Roman Catholic. It is estimated that only 10 percent of Cuba's people are practicing Catholics.