Cuban Bishops’ Modernist Capitulation to Revolutionary Chaos
EWTN News reports on a January 31, 2026, statement from the Conference of Catholic Bishops of Cuba (COCC), warning of potential “social chaos and violence” amid catastrophic fuel shortages and economic collapse. The bishops attribute the crisis to U.S. sanctions under President Donald Trump, which have severed Cuba’s oil imports from Venezuela, Russia, Algeria, and Mexico. They plead for “structural, social, economic, and political changes” while thanking the U.S. for hurricane aid distributed through their structures. The bishops invoke antipope Leo XIV’s call for “dialogue” to avoid violence, echoing their own appeal for “de-escalation” and “fruitful collaboration.” Cuban analyst Osvaldo Gallardo condemns the communist regime’s refusal to reform but stops short of demanding its overthrow, framing justice as “true peace.”