VATICAN CITY (AP) — A little-known book about Cuba by Jorge Mario Bergoglio — now Pope Francis — provides new insight into his views on Cuban society, Marxism and the U.S. trade embargo that helped inform his behind-the-scenes role in helping bring about the historic thaw in U.S.-Cuba relations. In the booklet, Bergoglio harshly criticized socialism — and by extension Castro's atheist revolution — for denying individuals their "transcendent dignity" and putting them solely at the service of the state. Significantly, the first chapter of the book is titled "The value of dialogue," and it is clear that Bergoglio fervently believes — as did John Paul — that dialogue was the only way to end Cuba's isolation and its hostility to the Catholic Church while promoting democracy.
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