Catholic priest laments communism’s destruction of the family

CUBA

Besides the economic issues plaguing Cuba, one Catholic priest believes that the country’s primary problem is the collapse of the traditional family. “The father figure has ceased to exist,” said Fr Jean Pichon, a priest from the Community of St Martin who serves in Santa Clara, a diocese located in the heart of Cuba.

Fr Pichon shared when he arrived on the island, an older priest told him that there were only biological fathers there, no real fathers.

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