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The Cuban Council of Churches Call for Dialogue in the Face of the Recent Crisis in Cuba<\/strong>
by Angel Luis Rivera Agosto<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Executive Secretary of the Cuban Council of Churches<\/a> (CIC, acronym in Spanish), Reverend Joel Ortega Dopico, expresses his solidarity and support with the Cuban people out of last Sunday’s protests in fourteen cities throughout the Island. In dialogue with the Area Executive for Latin America and the Caribbean, Reverend Ortega Dopico, said that “the people expressed the needs they suffer.\u00a0 There are issues regarding internal affairs, the most recent rise in cases of COVID-19, and the socioeconomic crisis that affects the Island, among other things. Many of those needs are directly related to the imposition of the economic blockade by United States, against Cuba, for more than sixty years. This blockade has been criticized and voted against by international organizations such as the United Nations. However, the United States continues with this nefarious policy against this Caribbean island”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ortega Dopico described the current situation as “calm” after the demonstrations two days ago. CIC understands the needs and despair of the population in the face of the situation on the Island.  However, it questions the fact that said situation is used as an excuse to provoke the military intervention of the United States in Cuba.  There was a specific request from the Mayor of Miami, Francis Su\u00e1rez, to the U.S. President in that sense. It is also questionable that there is talk of “humanitarian support”, when the President of the United States himself declines to address constant claims to that country’s foreign policy regarding Cuba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Let’s talk about Human Rights, let’s talk about democracy, the situation in Cuba, let’s talk about everything, but with respect and dignity.\u00a0 Dialogue should flourish between brother countries and people of goodwill,” said Reverend Dopico. “Let’s also talk about eliminating the unjust economic blockade against Cuba, re-establishing relations with the United States, reopening and putting into full operation the Embassies of both countries.\u00a0 We still suffer from remittances sent by Cuban relatives in the U.S. are hindered unjustly by the U.S.\u00a0 How about eliminating Cuba from the list of countries that sponsor terrorism?\u00a0\u00a0 The thing that cannot happen is to impose an agenda on us from outside.\u00a0 You can’t manipulate images through the Internet to advance purposes other than the well-being of our people.\u00a0 You can’t impose a concept of “humanitarian aid” that is nothing but the grossest expression of undue interference in the sovereignty of the Cuban people, particularly placing the possibility of military intervention. “<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Churches and Christian institutions in Cuba have been very active, working to meet the basic needs of our population, especially in the face of the onslaught of COVID-19. Congregations across the country and the  Evangelical Seminary of Theology Theology have lent their temples and facilities to make them available to hospitals to protect people undergoing treatment for COVID-19. They also collect medicines and collaborate in the vaccination of the population, specifically the administration of Sovereign 2 and Abdal\u00e1, which are the vaccines designed by the country to face the pandemic. “The efforts being made to address this crisis must also be recognized. Cuba has its own vaccine, the sick continue to be cared for, we provide international help through our doctors. In other words, Cuba has handled this crisis better than in many other countries in the world. The lack of supplies and raw materials to make the vaccine, as well as other essential products and how this affects services, generates a natural crisis, under the current conditions,” indicates Reverend Dopico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Global Ministries has developed a partnership in mission over the years with the Cuban Council of Churches, the Evangelical Seminary of Theology of Matanzas, the Martin Luther King Jr Center, and the Pentecostal Christian Church of Theology Cuba. A constant level of communication is maintained with our Partners in Cuba to monitor their situation and evaluate support and solidarity strategies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stay tuned for more notes and information on this situation, and continue praying for our partners’ well-being and the people in Cuba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Evangelical Seminary of Theology (SET)<\/a> Statement on the Current Situation in Cuba<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dear sisters and brothers from SET partner Churches and Institutions,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We greet you in the name of our common Lord Jesus Christ and at the same time we thank you for your prayers and your expressions of concern related to the current situation in our country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are living an acute economic crisis and a crisis of values since the \u201cspecial period\u201d (decade of the 1990s) when the Soviet Union and socialist bloc collapsed; we have not yet recovered from those times. The crisis has become worse due to several factors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On one hand, the aggressive policy of the governments of the United States against Cuba, particularly during the Donald Trump administration, which imposed 242 measures, most of them during the Covid-19 pandemic, against our people to try to smother us. On the past session of the General Assembly of the United Nations on June 23, 184 nations voted in favor of the Republic of Cuba against the blockade, with two votes against and three abstentions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the other hand, the Covid-19 pandemic that has brought negative consequences: the sad death of loved ones, which produces a great emotional impact on the people. Furthermore, the State loses millions of dollars above all due to the fall of tourism; despite that, it invests millions of dollars to try to heal and save the people. A significant example of that is the development of scientific research and the production of five vaccine candidates against Covid-19 (Soberana 01, 02, Plus; Abdala and Mambisa). Recently, Cuba authorized its Abdala vaccine in the midst of the worst outbreak of the pandemic. The project showed over 92 percent electivity in the application of three doses in the last stage of clinical trials, thus becoming the first Latin American vaccine. However, we are suffering a collapse of health institutions, particularly here in the province of Matanzas, the present epicenter of the pandemic, with dire scarcity of medicines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, the crisis has intensified because of the economic measures taken by the State at the beginning of this year. Even though salaries have increased and the government has reiterated the promise that no one will be defenseless, the truth is that the population has to pay five times more for food and electricity, water, gas, telephone and other services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the last few days, particularly the past Sunday, July 11, there have been disturbances, protests and vandalism, mainly caused by many of the accumulated dissatisfactions along these years that have worsened in the last few months. Moreover, these dissatisfactions have been fueled and promoted from outside the country \u2013 in a very opportunistic way \u2013 as well as from within through the social media. Even though disturbances like those from last Sunday have stopped in the country, there is an uneasy calm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As churches, we are interceding for our people, giving comfort, care, producing and sharing sense, offering messages of faith \u2013 strength and hope, as well as dialogue, reconciliation and peace with justice. In addition, we are offering solidarity and witness, making diaconal work or service \u2013 through the Living Waters project, helping and serving food for the vulnerable, and through laundry for the elderly people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the case of SET, last month the only Pediatric Hospital of the province of Matanzas exceeded its maximum capacity. The Ministry of Public Health of the province requested the help of the Seminary, to serve as an annex center of the Children\u2019s Hospital to accommodate children who were considered suspicious of having contracted Covid-19 with their companions. We immediately agreed, following the long traditions of our institution of service to the civil society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On June 20, we held a joint meeting, and both institutions worked intensely from that moment on to create the necessary conditions in the visitors\u2019 building, ensuring the protection of the members of our community and the properties. We were able to fit out 120 capacities; some for those children positive to the disease and one accompanying parent; some for those who were suspicious of having it plus one accompanying parent. Besides, adults who are positive or suspicious of being positive to Covid-19 are also assisted here. We also host teams of 10 people, doctors and nurses for hospital aid. All capacities have been occupied since June 21, discharging those who recovered from the disease and transferring those who needed it to the Intensive Care Unit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At present, 10 SET workers are working in the different areas. The kitchen team prepares food for 140 people every day including breakfast, lunch, dinner and two snacks. Even when the Ministry of Public Health is supplying with all the logistics, including foodstuff, SET offers the infrastructures, covering its expenses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As to our teaching objectives, the Matanzas campus is closed at present and our Higher Ecumenical Institute of Sciences of Religions (ISECRE) continues working in virtual mode in the midst of \u201cvacations\u201d. We are getting ready to begin the new course 2021-2022 on August 30 and we are learning to conduct the process of teaching-learning in virtual mode and distance courses. To do this we have received help from partner institutions abroad that have graciously shared their vast experiences with us. We understand the great challenges we have ahead of us, i.e., the formation of renewed pastorate and leadership in the churches and other religious institutions serving in Cuba for the new times, for this Kairos of our nation, in a post-Covid period that will not be the same; and the proactive participation in the new society we are trying to build.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We greatly appreciate your consistent solidarity accompaniment through your prayers and through public advocacy to lift the blockade which damages directly our bilateral mission relationships. The blockade hinders the possibility to send financial resources to our Seminary, including other countries because of its extraterritorial nature. We request an international campaign to oppose a military intervention against our country incited by politicians in that country, especially those of Cuban origin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

EL CONSEJO DE IGLESIAS DE CUBA HACE UN LLAMADO AL DI\u00c1LOGO ANTE<\/strong> LA PRESENTE CRISIS EN DICHO PA\u00cdS<\/strong>
Angel Luis Rivera Agosto<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

El Secretario Ejecutivo del Consejo de Iglesias de Cuba, Reverendo Joel Ortega Dopico, manifiesta su solidaridad y acompa\u00f1amiento con el pueblo cubano y con la realidad que \u00e9ste vive en tiempos de pandemia.  El pueblo se ha expresado en torno a unas necesidades que padece, as\u00ed como una realidad, producto de asuntos internos, la m\u00e1s reciente subida en casos de COVID-19 y la crisis socioecon\u00f3mica que afecta a la isla, entre otras cosas.  Muchas de esas necesidades est\u00e1n directamente relacionadas con la vigencia del bloqueo econ\u00f3mico que ha impuesto los Estados Unidos por m\u00e1s de sesenta a\u00f1os.  Dicho bloqueo ha sido criticado y votado en contra en organismos internacionales como las Naciones Unidas.  Sin embargo, los Estados Unidos contin\u00faa con dicha pol\u00edtica nefasta en contra de esta isla caribe\u00f1a.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

En di\u00e1logo con el Ejecutivo de \u00c1rea para Am\u00e9rica Latina y el Caribe, el Reverendo Ortega Dopico, describe la situaci\u00f3n actual como \u201ctranquila\u201d luego de las manifestaciones ocurridas el pasado domingo.  El Consejo entiende las necesidades y el desespero de la poblaci\u00f3n ante la situaci\u00f3n que vive la isla, pero, a su vez, cuestiona el hecho de que se use dicha situaci\u00f3n como excusa para provocar la intervenci\u00f3n militar de los Estados Unidos a Cuba, como vienen planteando algunas personas en el c\u00edrculo de la comunidad cubano-estadounidense, particularmente el Alcalde de Miami, Francis Su\u00e1rez. Tambi\u00e9n cuestiona el hecho de que se hable de \u201capoyo humanitario\u201d, cuando el propio Presidente de los Estados Unidos declina en atender reclamos constantes a la pol\u00edtica exterior de dicho pa\u00eds en torno a Cuba. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHablemos de Derechos Humanos, hablemos de democracia, de la situaci\u00f3n en Cuba, hablemos de todo, pero con respeto y dignidad, como se debe hablar entre pa\u00edses hermanos y personas de buena voluntad\u201d, dijo el Reverendo Dopico.  \u201cHablemos tambi\u00e9n de la eliminaci\u00f3n del injusto bloqueo econ\u00f3mico en contra de Cuba, de reestablecer relaciones con los Estados Unidos, de reabrir y poner en total funcionamiento las Embajadas de ambos pa\u00edses, el que se no se le pongan trabas a las remesas que env\u00edan familiares de cubanos en los Estados Unidos a la Isla y que se elimine a Cuba de la lista de pa\u00edses que auspician el terrorismo, entre otras cosas  Lo que no estamos dispuestos los cubanos es a que se nos imponga una agenda desde afuera, que se manipulen im\u00e1genes para adelantar prop\u00f3sitos ajenos al bienestar de nuestro pueblo y de valerse de un concepto de \u201cayuda humanitaria\u201d que no es sino la m\u00e1s burda expresi\u00f3n de indebida injerencia en la soberan\u00eda del pueblo de Cuba, particularmente colocando la posibilidad de una intervenci\u00f3n militar.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Las iglesias e instituciones cristianas en Cuba se han mantenido muy activas, trabajando para atender las necesidades b\u00e1sicas de nuestra poblaci\u00f3n, sobre todo ante el embate del COVID-19.  Congregaciones a trav\u00e9s del pa\u00eds y el propio Seminario de Teolog\u00eda han prestado sus templos y facilidades para ponerlas a disposici\u00f3n de los hospitales para resguardar a personas en tratamiento por el COVID-19.  Igual recolectan medicinas y colaboran en la vacunaci\u00f3n de la poblaci\u00f3n, espec\u00edficamente la administraci\u00f3n de Soberana 2 y Abdal\u00e1, que son las vacunas dise\u00f1adas por el propio pa\u00eds para enfrentar la pandemia.  \u201cTambi\u00e9n hay que reconocer los esfuerzos que se hacen para atender esta crisis.  Cuba cuenta con vacuna propia, se sigue atendiendo a los enfermos, brindamos ayuda internacional a trav\u00e9s de nuestros m\u00e9dicos.  Es decir, en Cuba se ha manejado esta crisis mejor que en muchos otros pa\u00edses del mundo.  Lo que pasa es que la falta de insumos y materia prima para hacer la vacuna, as\u00ed como otros productos de primera necesidad y la forma en que eso afecta los servicios, genera una crisis que es natural, bajo las actuales condiciones\u201d indica el Reverendo Dopico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Los Ministerios Globales ha desarrollado una relaci\u00f3n de compa\u00f1erismo en misi\u00f3n a trav\u00e9s de los a\u00f1os con el Consejo de Iglesias de Cuba, as\u00ed como con el Seminario Evang\u00e9lico de Teolog\u00eda de Matanzas, el Centro Martin Luther King Jr y la Iglesia Cristiana Pentecostal de Cuba.  Se mantiene un nivel de comunicaci\u00f3n constante con las contrapartes en dicho pa\u00eds para monitorear su situaci\u00f3n y evaluar estrategias de acompa\u00f1amiento y solidaridad. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mant\u00e9nganse pendientes a m\u00e1s notas e informaciones sobre esta situaci\u00f3n y oren por el bienestar de nuestras contrapartes y por el pueblo de Cuba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Comunicado del SET sobre la situaci\u00f3n actual cubana<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Queridos hermanos y queridas hermanas de iglesias e instituciones contrapartes del SET, les saludamos en nombre de nuestro com\u00fan Se\u00f1or Jesucristo, a la vez que les damos muchas gracias por sus expresiones de preocupaci\u00f3n y por sus oraciones en relaci\u00f3n con la situaci\u00f3n actual por la que atravesamos en nuestro pa\u00eds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Estamos viviendo una aguda crisis econ\u00f3mica y de valores desde el \u201cper\u00edodo especial\u201d (d\u00e9cada de los 1990), cuando se disolvieron la Uni\u00f3n Sovi\u00e9tica y los pa\u00edses socialistas de Europa Oriental, de la cual a\u00fan no hemos logrado recuperarnos. A lo largo de todos estos a\u00f1os, esta crisis se ha ido agravando por varios factores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Por un lado, la pol\u00edtica agresiva de los gobiernos de los EE. UU. contra Cuba, particularmente durante la administraci\u00f3n de Donald Trump, la cual impuso 242 medidas contra nuestro pueblo para tratar de ahogarnos, gran parte del tiempo durante la pandemia de la COVID-19. En la sesi\u00f3n del 23 de junio pasado de la Asamblea General de la Organizaci\u00f3n de Naciones Unidas, 184 naciones votaron a favor de la Resoluci\u00f3n de Cuba en contra del bloqueo, con 2 votos en contra y 3 abstenciones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Por otro lado, la pandemia de la COVID-19, que ha tra\u00eddo varias consecuencias negativas: la muy lamentable p\u00e9rdida de seres queridos, lo cual produce un gran impacto emocional en el pueblo. Pero, adem\u00e1s, el Estado pierde millones de d\u00f3lares sobre todo por la ca\u00edda del turismo y a\u00fan as\u00ed invierte millones de d\u00f3lares para tratar de sanar y salvar al pueblo. Un significativo ejemplo de ello es el desarrollo de la investigaci\u00f3n cient\u00edfica y la producci\u00f3n de cinco candidatos vacunales contra la COVID-19 (Soberana 01\/02\/Plus, Abdala y Mambisa). Recientemente Cuba autoriz\u00f3 su vacuna Abdala, en medio del peor brote de la pandemia. El proyecto mostr\u00f3 una efectividad superior al 92% con la aplicaci\u00f3n de tres dosis en la \u00faltima fase de ensayos cl\u00ednicos y se convierte en la primera vacuna latinoamericana. Sin embargo, estamos sufriendo un colapso de instituciones de salud, particularmente ac\u00e1 en la ciudad y la provincia de Matanzas, el actual epicentro de la pandemia en estos momentos y hay una gran escasez de medicamentos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Y finalmente, la crisis se ha intensificado por las medidas econ\u00f3micas tomadas por el Estado a comienzos de este a\u00f1o. A\u00fan cuando se han aumentado de salarios y se ha reiterado la promesa de que nadie se quedar\u00e1 desamparado, lo cierto es que la poblaci\u00f3n tiene que pagar a veces cinco veces m\u00e1s por concepto de alimentos y de los servicios de electricidad, agua, gas, tel\u00e9fono, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

En los \u00faltimos d\u00edas, particularmente el pasado domingo 11 de julio, ha habido disturbios, protestas y vandalismos, fundamentalmente causadas por muchas insatisfacciones acumuladas, todos estos a\u00f1os, que se han agravado estos \u00faltimos meses, pero adem\u00e1s porque han sido alentadas y promovidas desde fuera del pa\u00eds (de manera muy oportunista) y tambi\u00e9n desde dentro de la naci\u00f3n, a trav\u00e9s de las redes sociales. A\u00fan cuando ya no existen estos disturbios en el pa\u00eds como ocurrieron el pasado domingo, existe una \u201ctensa calma\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Como iglesias estamos intercediendo por nuestro pueblo consolando, cuidando, produciendo y compartiendo sentido, ofreciendo un mensaje de fe (fortaleza y esperanza), de di\u00e1logo, reconciliaci\u00f3n y paz con justicia. Adem\u00e1s, ofreciendo \u2018solidaridad y testimonio\u2019, realizando obras de diacon\u00eda o servicio (a trav\u00e9s de los proyectos de Aguas Vivas, ayudando con la alimentaci\u00f3n de los m\u00e1s vulnerables, sirviendo con el lavado de ropa, sobre todo de las personas m\u00e1s ancianas).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

En el caso del SET, en d\u00edas pasados del mes de junio, el \u00fanico Hospital Pedi\u00e1trico de la provincia de Matanzas sobrepas\u00f3 su capacidad m\u00e1xima. El Ministerio de Salud P\u00fablica de la provincia solicit\u00f3 al Seminario que sirvi\u00e9ramos como un centro anexo del hospital para alojar a ni\u00f1as y ni\u00f1os sospechosos de la COVID-19, con sus respectivos acompa\u00f1antes, a lo cual se accedi\u00f3, siguiendo la larga tradici\u00f3n de servicio a la sociedad civil matancera de nuestra instituci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

El 20 de junio se realiz\u00f3 una reuni\u00f3n conjunta y se labor\u00f3 intensamente para crear las condiciones en el edificio de visitantes, protegiendo adem\u00e1s tanto de los miembros de nuestra comunidad, como de las propiedades. Fue posible habilitar 120 capacidades distribuidas para pacientes ni\u00f1os positivos a la enfermedad, ni\u00f1os con sospecha de la enfermedad y un familiar acompa\u00f1ante. Adem\u00e1s, se atienden personas adultas, sospechosas y positivas a la COVID, as\u00ed como se hospeda un equipo de 10 personas, m\u00e9dicos y enfermeras para la atenci\u00f3n hospitalaria. Desde el d\u00eda 21 junio la instalaci\u00f3n ha estado ocupada al m\u00e1ximo de su capacidad, dando altas a los que se restablecieron, pero tambi\u00e9n trasladando a la unidad de cuidados intensivos a los que as\u00ed lo requirieron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

En estos momentos est\u00e1n laborando en las distintas \u00e1reas 10 trabajadores del SET. El equipo de la cocina elabora cada d\u00eda alimentos para 140 personas, que incluye el desayuno, almuerzo, comida y dos meriendas. Adem\u00e1s, aun cuando el Ministerio de Salud P\u00fablica est\u00e1 facilitando toda la log\u00edstica, incluyendo los alimentos, el SET aporta con la infraestructura, cubriendo sus gastos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

En el orden docente, el campus en Matanzas est\u00e1 cerrado y nuestro Instituto Superior Ecum\u00e9nico de Ciencias de las Religiones (ISECRE) contin\u00faa laborando de manera virtual a\u00fan en medio de las \u201cvacaciones\u201d. Nos estamos preparando para comenzar el nuevo curso acad\u00e9mico 2021-2022 el lunes 30 de agosto y estamos aprendiendo a realizar los procesos de ense\u00f1anza\/aprendizaje a distancia para lo cual apreciamos el compartir de las pr\u00e1cticas de instituciones hermanas en el exterior que tienen m\u00e1s experiencia. Entendemos que el gran desaf\u00edo para nosotros hoy es la formaci\u00f3n de un pastorado y liderazgo renovado en las iglesias y en otras expresiones religiosas que sirven en Cuba, para los nuevos tiempos, para este <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kair\u00f3s de nuestra naci\u00f3n, en un per\u00edodo post-COVID que ya no ser\u00e1 igual y para participar proactivamente en la nueva sociedad que estamos tratando de construir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apreciamos mucho su consistente acompa\u00f1amiento solidario, a trav\u00e9s de sus oraciones y por medio de la incidencia p\u00fablica para levantar el bloqueo, que incluso da\u00f1a directamente nuestras relaciones bilaterales de misi\u00f3n, al obstaculizar el env\u00edo de recursos financieros a nuestro Seminario, incluyendo desde otros pa\u00edses, por su car\u00e1cter extraterritorial. Solicitamos una campa\u00f1a internacional que se oponga a una posible intervenci\u00f3n militar contra nuestro pa\u00eds, instigada por pol\u00edticos en esa naci\u00f3n, sobre todo de origen cubano. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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