BBC News - Cuba's Cardinal Jaime Ortega says country is in crisis: "Cardinal Jaime Ortega (file)
This is not the first time that Cardinal Ortega has spoken out on events
The head of the Catholic Church in Cuba says it is in one of its worst crises in recent times and people are openly criticising the socialist system.
Cardinal Jaime Ortega told a local Catholic newsletter that there was a national consensus that the government make the necessary changes 'quickly'.
He also urged the Communist authorities to free all political prisoners.
Cuba is suffering its worst economic hardship since the slump that followed the collapse of the Soviet Union.
The global economic crisis, the continued US trade embargo, and recent hurricanes have all had an impact on the state-run economy.
'Stalinist-style bureaucracy'"
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