If Fidel Castro's funeral was on Sunday I definitely would not go. For one I'm going to a cheerleading competition, and two he was just a downright awful man. He was the Cuban dictator he he maintained a dictatorial control over the country and brutally persecuted or imprisoned anyone who were thought to be enemies of the regime. Thousands of dissidents were killed or died trying to flee the dictatorship of Castro. Raùl Castro is now the Cuban dictator so I'm assuming that he was also be at the funeral, and I would want nothing to do what that family. Nor would I want to see or speak to any of the Castros what the brothers have done is just an awful thing to do to people. Juanita Castro one of four of Fidel's sisters has been livin in the United States for decades, and she will not be in attends to the funeral. Juanita says "I do not rejoice in the death of any human being, much less I can do it with someone with my blood and surnames". President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden are also not going to be in attendance to the funeral, which means that I will stand by the leaders of my country and also will not be in attendance.
It is awesome that you want to stand behind our countries leaders and do the same as them. You have a lot of facts and found a lot of information for your blog, good work.
I agree with Joe, you really did your research, and I respect your opinion. It can be rather uncomfortable to attend such an event shrouded in darkness and uncertainty.
Fidel Castro was a Cuban leader who recently just died at age 90. Castro was born in 1926 in the Cuban area. He established the first communist state within the Western Hemisphere. Fidel also ruled Cuba for roughly around fifty years, but passed it over to his younger brother known as Raúl in 2008. With Castro in power Cuba was viewed as America's enemy. This was because of Fidel's beliefs in politics as well as his strategy of running the country. This cause much feud between both of the countries. If I had the opportunity to attend Fidel Castro's funeral I would choose not to because of my zero interest in what he has done for this world. I would feel absolutely sick sitting through the funeral of a man who rotated his actions around his own selfishness. He put so many lives at misery by creating a great deal of unfairness and lack of care to the people. Although I personally find Fidel's actions to be very unethical, there are people who believe that he help Cuba improve the betterment of poor people in the area. Fidel Castro was the type of leader who would not allow anyone to butt into his own power and control over the country. I personally think that Fidel definitely did more harm than good with the actions he took part in. He was not very loving with any of his choices which people many people into danger. Fidel carries a great historic background with his role in Cuba. Sorry, but I am not stepping foot at your funeral sir.
I agree with your wish of not wanting to go to the funeral. But he is only human, we all make bad choices, even if these choices are to the extent of killing people. Only God can judge where ever he goes from here.
I also agree with you on not wanting to go to the funeral. I think it would be a bit awkward and uncomfortable to go to such a cruel mans funeral. I also do not think he was very loving with any of the choices that he man.
When I die, I hope people will come to my funeral. Regardless of the choices I make, I hope people come. I do not think I want to be alone on that day, not that I will know either way. I hope people come and at least pretend that I was a good person, and I was not a waste of oxygen. Maybe it will not matter, after all I will be laying in a casket, my cold, lifeless body all alone in the darkness. But my soul will be on the start of a new journey. If I am on my way to hell, I want people to be there praying for me. If I am on my way to heaven, I want people to be there praying for me. I think that people need prayers. People need support. I plan to attend his funeral because he deserves prayers, and a presence at his funeral. Who am I to judge the things he did? I will leave that up to God. He made choices in his life that I do not agree with, but that does not mean that his life is any less important than that of mine. If I want people at my funeral, than I will be at his. I will pray for him. I will sing. I will participate in the service. I will hope that he is in a state of peace. I do not know if you believe in second chances, but I pray everyday that God does, because I know that I definitely need one, and I hope he gets one too. Maybe there was a reason behind the choices he made. They may not make sense to you or I, but I chose to believe that there is a reason that people do things, good or bad. I will be there, even if I am alone, so that he does not have to be; everyone deserves prayers and a second chance.
I agree that he will only be truly judged by God. You talked a lot about how everyone should be treated equal and that shows you treat others how you want to be treated.
I never really looked at a funeral in this manner, and I agree with it, who are we to judge. We are all sinners. I think you really thought about this prompt and I think you really relayed it back to God beautifully.
I also never looked at a funeral that way either. I do too agree with you. Everyone on earth has sinned before so why should Fidel Castro be any different. I also agree everyone should get a second chance too.
Hannah, I like your point of view of on why attending the funeral may not be such a bad idea. At first I thought there would be absolutely no way on earth that I would attend, it your thoughts did open up my view a bit.
With the death of Dictator Fidel Castro a lot of emotions are bouncing around in addition to the question of whether or not I would attend. As I read through the other blogs I see a lot of people highlighting on the fact that Castro was not a good person, in many ways I can completely agree with that. With this in mind I still think that I would definitely attend the funeral. With his death, his soul is now in a place facing the judgement of God. Jesus tells us that everyone is worthy of the Kingdom of Heaven. I think that I would be happy to be there because he is now being presented with the opportunity to be truly sorry for his sins. In addition to this I think that it would be a very historical moment to be present in. It is something that is a world wide known event and that many important people will be at. I'm not saying he was a great man overall but his funeral is a very historic event. If someone invited you to the Olympic Games or to the initiation of a new Pope would you turn it down? The answer is most likely no, I would attend the funeral because of its significance to the whole world.
I wholeheartedly agree with the fact that you said about everyone being worthy for the Kingdom of God. Also, he is the only one to judge anyone, regardless of what they did before this.
I think you and Hannah both really connected his death with spirituality and God Himself. I really believe you did an excellent job with the blog. I also never looked at the fact that it is going to be a crazy big event that would just be cool to attend. Good way of thinking about it. Good work
I agree that it will be a historical moment, but so we're a lot of very dark things in human history. Saying that you would go because you want to be a part of something that will be in textbooks someday is something that I do not agree with. I do, however, appreciate that you would be happy that he is facing the final judgment of God and want to be there for that.
I couldn't agree more, you're correct, God is the only true and ultimate judge of our lifetimes. Also, it would be an event for the textbooks, so why not go? Good blog, Joe.
It’s always sad when someone dies, as we are all children of God. This is a fact no matter what anyone does or says. They are all important to our Father, meaning they should be important to all of us. With this in mind, Castro almost nuked the US. I would most likely not go to the funeral for a number of reasons. One could be the fact that I have not been to a funeral since the passing of my grandfather, as they are just too emotional for me. They are said to be part of the process of letting someone go, but all I can see whenever I think of funerals is miserable people wearing black, thinking of what their life will be like now that this person has passed on. Another reason which might as well contradict the previous reason is the fact that I did not know Castro personally. Funerals are meant to be for close loved ones to come together. I am neither close nor a loved one of Fidel Castro. He is not even from my country. A third reason I would personally not go is because there most likely would be people going there just to be disrespectful to this fallen leader, because they did not like him. This would cause a ruckus, disrupting those who came to pay their respects. This is highly possible and also highly annoying. He is dead, causing a riot at his funeral is not going to bring his spirit back so you can personally fight him. I respect those who do want to go, we all have our own opinions on how we think about the dead leader and on funerals. I do not respect those who will inadvertently shame one party or the other into believing their way of thinking.
I agree that we are all children of God, and that any loss of life is a saddening event. Although, I don't believe there would be riots at the actual funeral procession. Seeing as he held a position of high power, there would likely be an over-abundance of security, and we also have to take in to consideration that he almost brainwashed people into liking him in a sense.
Point of view, it creates two different sides to every story. This truth could not be more true in that of the death of former Cuban dictator Fidel Castro. There are no doubts that this man made a mark on the history of the world, but depending on what side, it was either a mark of pride and love or a mark of terror and infamy. Regardless of this, he has passed away and his funeral is taking place this Sunday. I was invited. However, I am not all that sure that I will attend the ceremony of life. Sure, Castro has made some strides in many fields, but I argue he did it by the wrong means. He often used the poorer citizens under his tyranny for greater economic growth to fuel his plans. I think he, too often, took advantage of those around him, especially the ones who could not fight against him. I am not celebrating his passing in this life, but many Cuban-Americans who's lives were affected from his reign are. The constant parading after his death just gives more of a reason not to attend his funeral. There is obviously a deeper meaning to why these people's lives were affected so greatly. Therefore, I do not want to be apart of celebrating the man who caused that to happen. This is why I would not attend his funeral this Sunday.
I see your point of view and I could agree. We may all have our differences on why we can't go, but you summed it all up in a way that you are supporting both the ones going and not going. I like it!
Castro used the Cubans to fuel his plans as you say and I agree with that. Many Cubans liked him and many disliked him which shows the different points of view and different reasons for attending the funeral or not attending the funeral. I agree that he used wrong methods of dictatorship and taking the freedom from many of the people which does not deserve any celebration.
The former prime minister and president of Cuba has died. Although he may have made some very questionable and even appalling decisions in his lifetime, I personally would attend his funeral. Firstly, as trivial as it sounds, it would be rude to refuse a funerary invite of any kind. My main reason for attending would not be for the deceased man himself, but rather, for the crippled nation he left behind. The people of Cuba have known his tyranny for far too long, so their affairs are sure to be even more hectic than he already had them. Many that opposed his ideas referred to Fidel Castro as a dictator, while others say he was a revolutionary that made huge leaps in the area of socialism. Either way, one cannot ignore that he left his people in poverty and even ordered a massive exodus of some Cuban citizens. Even so, his funeral is an event I simply would not miss. Not only do his people need prayers and support in his time of death, but the tyrant himself. As Catholics we are to pray for mercy for all of God's children. Even as I state my own opinions and facts about this man, I understand that his life is not mine to judge, nor any human's. Only God may be the final judge of Mr.Castro's actions, because only he has seen what no one else possibly could. Being the kind of leader he was, it's likely that no one person knew everything about his life but him and the big man upstairs. We all have things to hide, for better or worse. As much of new understatement as it sounds, he was only human. Perhaps, in his eyes, the vile methods he enacted were not vile at all. It could be that Fidel truly believed he was doing good for all, and for his people. Has no one ever considered that he had the obliviousness of a child? It's possible that the way he was raised, or neglected, led him to believe that horrendous acts were the only way to achieve one's dreams. This of course doesn't justify the cruelty he has dealt, but it should allow someone to stop and think. Is everything we do good for all? Though our acts may not rate on a Castro or Hitler scale, do we always make decisions that are simply for the good of our people?
I see where you are coming from when you say that you will attend the funeral for the nation left behind and to pray, but it is also possible to pray for his soul while not attending the funeral. Also when you say that Castro may have believed he was doing right for Cuba does not mean that what he did was correct as when you explain that his actions cannot be ignored. Also, most people do not think of his childhood or the reasons why he did what he did which is a very strong point to your argument because sometimes people have hard childhoods or experiences that could explain why they may do certain things.
Alright, so I think it would be a very bad idea if I went to a funeral for a guy to support him when he had done so many things and said so many things against our country. If I were to go, we might as well just start planning my funeral because I'm sure that most people in the United States would want my head for supporting such a man. Fidel Castro was the Prime Minister of Cuba. At one point Castro agreed with Khrushchev to nuke the United States of America. We went and stopped them. So, saying that, is it really a good idea to go to a funeral, as an American, to support a man who wanted to blow up the United States of America? Yeah, I don't think so. Also, if the funeral is today, I doubt I would even make it there in time, say it was at 5:00, it would take me a good five hours to get there by plane. Cuba may be a great place to visit, but Pennsylvania is where I live. Also, I have a scout meeting at 7:00, so I don't think I'd make it down and back in time to make it to scouts on time. I am currently finishing up my Eagle Scout project, so scouts is very important to me. Fidel Castro, to me, is just another person that died and had a funeral. You can't go to them all.
Humankind has and always will make mistakes until the day destined by the Lord. No person is perfect in this world, but one should try their best to do what is right. As a person of power, Fidel Castro had implemented communism into Cuban society. He took control of the Cuban society and has not improved the society. Fidel took advantage of the power given to him and abused it and the people of Cuba. Many people have died trying to escape the communist Cuba and have been imprisoned if they were thought to be enemies of communism. He took away the freedom of the people and ruled as a dictator continuing from the ruler before him. Fidel Castro was a man who cared about the betterment of himself and not the people of Cuba. He takes away common freedom for the people and I feel that I would not be able to attend the funeral. I understand that we must support each other so I have decided to do something in my own way. I would take time to pray for his soul and for his family who are dealing with his loss. Attending his funeral would not be in my interest because of the tragedy he has caused Cubans by denying them freedom because of his dictatorship. If I went to his funeral, it would be as though I was agreeing with his life and what he accomplished throughout his life which I do not. Again, I would pray for his soul because that would be the right thing for me to do as a Catholic, but my attendance would not be necessary. I can pray for him without attending his funeral which I feel is the best decision.
I like that you say you will not go because of what he did, but you will still take time out of your day to pray for him. I agree that you do not have to go to a funeral to pray for the deceased.
If Fidel Castro's funeral was on Sunday I definitely would not go. For one I'm going to a cheerleading competition, and two he was just a downright awful man. He was the Cuban dictator he he maintained a dictatorial control over the country and brutally persecuted or imprisoned anyone who were thought to be enemies of the regime. Thousands of dissidents were killed or died trying to flee the dictatorship of Castro. Raùl Castro is now the Cuban dictator so I'm assuming that he was also be at the funeral, and I would want nothing to do what that family. Nor would I want to see or speak to any of the Castros what the brothers have done is just an awful thing to do to people. Juanita Castro one of four of Fidel's sisters has been livin in the United States for decades, and she will not be in attends to the funeral. Juanita says "I do not rejoice in the death of any human being, much less I can do it with someone with my blood and surnames". President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden are also not going to be in attendance to the funeral, which means that I will stand by the leaders of my country and also will not be in attendance.
ReplyDeleteIt is awesome that you want to stand behind our countries leaders and do the same as them. You have a lot of facts and found a lot of information for your blog, good work.
DeleteI agree with Joe, you really did your research, and I respect your opinion. It can be rather uncomfortable to attend such an event shrouded in darkness and uncertainty.
DeleteFidel Castro was a Cuban leader who recently just died at age 90. Castro was born in 1926 in the Cuban area. He established the first communist state within the Western Hemisphere. Fidel also ruled Cuba for roughly around fifty years, but passed it over to his younger brother known as Raúl in 2008. With Castro in power Cuba was viewed as America's enemy. This was because of Fidel's beliefs in politics as well as his strategy of running the country. This cause much feud between both of the countries. If I had the opportunity to attend Fidel Castro's funeral I would choose not to because of my zero interest in what he has done for this world. I would feel absolutely sick sitting through the funeral of a man who rotated his actions around his own selfishness. He put so many lives at misery by creating a great deal of unfairness and lack of care to the people. Although I personally find Fidel's actions to be very unethical, there are people who believe that he help Cuba improve the betterment of poor people in the area. Fidel Castro was the type of leader who would not allow anyone to butt into his own power and control over the country. I personally think that Fidel definitely did more harm than good with the actions he took part in. He was not very loving with any of his choices which people many people into danger. Fidel carries a great historic background with his role in Cuba. Sorry, but I am not stepping foot at your funeral sir.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your wish of not wanting to go to the funeral. But he is only human, we all make bad choices, even if these choices are to the extent of killing people. Only God can judge where ever he goes from here.
DeleteI also agree with you on not wanting to go to the funeral. I think it would be a bit awkward and uncomfortable to go to such a cruel mans funeral. I also do not think he was very loving with any of the choices that he man.
DeleteWhen I die, I hope people will come to my funeral. Regardless of the choices I make, I hope people come. I do not think I want to be alone on that day, not that I will know either way. I hope people come and at least pretend that I was a good person, and I was not a waste of oxygen. Maybe it will not matter, after all I will be laying in a casket, my cold, lifeless body all alone in the darkness. But my soul will be on the start of a new journey. If I am on my way to hell, I want people to be there praying for me. If I am on my way to heaven, I want people to be there praying for me. I think that people need prayers. People need support. I plan to attend his funeral because he deserves prayers, and a presence at his funeral. Who am I to judge the things he did? I will leave that up to God. He made choices in his life that I do not agree with, but that does not mean that his life is any less important than that of mine. If I want people at my funeral, than I will be at his. I will pray for him. I will sing. I will participate in the service. I will hope that he is in a state of peace. I do not know if you believe in second chances, but I pray everyday that God does, because I know that I definitely need one, and I hope he gets one too. Maybe there was a reason behind the choices he made. They may not make sense to you or I, but I chose to believe that there is a reason that people do things, good or bad. I will be there, even if I am alone, so that he does not have to be; everyone deserves prayers and a second chance.
ReplyDeleteI agree that he will only be truly judged by God. You talked a lot about how everyone should be treated equal and that shows you treat others how you want to be treated.
DeleteI never really looked at a funeral in this manner, and I agree with it, who are we to judge. We are all sinners. I think you really thought about this prompt and I think you really relayed it back to God beautifully.
DeleteI also never looked at a funeral that way either. I do too agree with you. Everyone on earth has sinned before so why should Fidel Castro be any different. I also agree everyone should get a second chance too.
DeleteHannah, I like your point of view of on why attending the funeral may not be such a bad idea. At first I thought there would be absolutely no way on earth that I would attend, it your thoughts did open up my view a bit.
DeleteWith the death of Dictator Fidel Castro a lot of emotions are bouncing around in addition to the question of whether or not I would attend. As I read through the other blogs I see a lot of people highlighting on the fact that Castro was not a good person, in many ways I can completely agree with that. With this in mind I still think that I would definitely attend the funeral. With his death, his soul is now in a place facing the judgement of God. Jesus tells us that everyone is worthy of the Kingdom of Heaven. I think that I would be happy to be there because he is now being presented with the opportunity to be truly sorry for his sins. In addition to this I think that it would be a very historical moment to be present in. It is something that is a world wide known event and that many important people will be at. I'm not saying he was a great man overall but his funeral is a very historic event. If someone invited you to the Olympic Games or to the initiation of a new Pope would you turn it down? The answer is most likely no, I would attend the funeral because of its significance to the whole world.
ReplyDeleteI wholeheartedly agree with the fact that you said about everyone being worthy for the Kingdom of God. Also, he is the only one to judge anyone, regardless of what they did before this.
DeleteI think you and Hannah both really connected his death with spirituality and God Himself. I really believe you did an excellent job with the blog. I also never looked at the fact that it is going to be a crazy big event that would just be cool to attend. Good way of thinking about it. Good work
DeleteI agree that it will be a historical moment, but so we're a lot of very dark things in human history. Saying that you would go because you want to be a part of something that will be in textbooks someday is something that I do not agree with. I do, however, appreciate that you would be happy that he is facing the final judgment of God and want to be there for that.
DeleteI couldn't agree more, you're correct, God is the only true and ultimate judge of our lifetimes. Also, it would be an event for the textbooks, so why not go? Good blog, Joe.
DeleteIt’s always sad when someone dies, as we are all children of God. This is a fact no matter what anyone does or says. They are all important to our Father, meaning they should be important to all of us. With this in mind, Castro almost nuked the US. I would most likely not go to the funeral for a number of reasons. One could be the fact that I have not been to a funeral since the passing of my grandfather, as they are just too emotional for me. They are said to be part of the process of letting someone go, but all I can see whenever I think of funerals is miserable people wearing black, thinking of what their life will be like now that this person has passed on. Another reason which might as well contradict the previous reason is the fact that I did not know Castro personally. Funerals are meant to be for close loved ones to come together. I am neither close nor a loved one of Fidel Castro. He is not even from my country. A third reason I would personally not go is because there most likely would be people going there just to be disrespectful to this fallen leader, because they did not like him. This would cause a ruckus, disrupting those who came to pay their respects. This is highly possible and also highly annoying. He is dead, causing a riot at his funeral is not going to bring his spirit back so you can personally fight him. I respect those who do want to go, we all have our own opinions on how we think about the dead leader and on funerals. I do not respect those who will inadvertently shame one party or the other into believing their way of thinking.
ReplyDeleteI agree that we are all children of God, and that any loss of life is a saddening event. Although, I don't believe there would be riots at the actual funeral procession. Seeing as he held a position of high power, there would likely be an over-abundance of security, and we also have to take in to consideration that he almost brainwashed people into liking him in a sense.
DeletePoint of view, it creates two different sides to every story. This truth could not be more true in that of the death of former Cuban dictator Fidel Castro. There are no doubts that this man made a mark on the history of the world, but depending on what side, it was either a mark of pride and love or a mark of terror and infamy. Regardless of this, he has passed away and his funeral is taking place this Sunday. I was invited. However, I am not all that sure that I will attend the ceremony of life. Sure, Castro has made some strides in many fields, but I argue he did it by the wrong means. He often used the poorer citizens under his tyranny for greater economic growth to fuel his plans. I think he, too often, took advantage of those around him, especially the ones who could not fight against him. I am not celebrating his passing in this life, but many Cuban-Americans who's lives were affected from his reign are. The constant parading after his death just gives more of a reason not to attend his funeral. There is obviously a deeper meaning to why these people's lives were affected so greatly. Therefore, I do not want to be apart of celebrating the man who caused that to happen. This is why I would not attend his funeral this Sunday.
ReplyDeleteI see your point of view and I could agree. We may all have our differences on why we can't go, but you summed it all up in a way that you are supporting both the ones going and not going. I like it!
DeleteCastro used the Cubans to fuel his plans as you say and I agree with that. Many Cubans liked him and many disliked him which shows the different points of view and different reasons for attending the funeral or not attending the funeral. I agree that he used wrong methods of dictatorship and taking the freedom from many of the people which does not deserve any celebration.
DeleteThe former prime minister and president of Cuba has died. Although he may have made some very questionable and even appalling decisions in his lifetime, I personally would attend his funeral. Firstly, as trivial as it sounds, it would be rude to refuse a funerary invite of any kind. My main reason for attending would not be for the deceased man himself, but rather, for the crippled nation he left behind. The people of Cuba have known his tyranny for far too long, so their affairs are sure to be even more hectic than he already had them. Many that opposed his ideas referred to Fidel Castro as a dictator, while others say he was a revolutionary that made huge leaps in the area of socialism. Either way, one cannot ignore that he left his people in poverty and even ordered a massive exodus of some Cuban citizens. Even so, his funeral is an event I simply would not miss. Not only do his people need prayers and support in his time of death, but the tyrant himself. As Catholics we are to pray for mercy for all of God's children. Even as I state my own opinions and facts about this man, I understand that his life is not mine to judge, nor any human's. Only God may be the final judge of Mr.Castro's actions, because only he has seen what no one else possibly could. Being the kind of leader he was, it's likely that no one person knew everything about his life but him and the big man upstairs. We all have things to hide, for better or worse. As much of new understatement as it sounds, he was only human. Perhaps, in his eyes, the vile methods he enacted were not vile at all. It could be that Fidel truly believed he was doing good for all, and for his people. Has no one ever considered that he had the obliviousness of a child? It's possible that the way he was raised, or neglected, led him to believe that horrendous acts were the only way to achieve one's dreams. This of course doesn't justify the cruelty he has dealt, but it should allow someone to stop and think. Is everything we do good for all? Though our acts may not rate on a Castro or Hitler scale, do we always make decisions that are simply for the good of our people?
ReplyDeleteI see where you are coming from when you say that you will attend the funeral for the nation left behind and to pray, but it is also possible to pray for his soul while not attending the funeral. Also when you say that Castro may have believed he was doing right for Cuba does not mean that what he did was correct as when you explain that his actions cannot be ignored. Also, most people do not think of his childhood or the reasons why he did what he did which is a very strong point to your argument because sometimes people have hard childhoods or experiences that could explain why they may do certain things.
DeleteAlright, so I think it would be a very bad idea if I went to a funeral for a guy to support him when he had done so many things and said so many things against our country. If I were to go, we might as well just start planning my funeral because I'm sure that most people in the United States would want my head for supporting such a man. Fidel Castro was the Prime Minister of Cuba. At one point Castro agreed with Khrushchev to nuke the United States of America. We went and stopped them. So, saying that, is it really a good idea to go to a funeral, as an American, to support a man who wanted to blow up the United States of America? Yeah, I don't think so. Also, if the funeral is today, I doubt I would even make it there in time, say it was at 5:00, it would take me a good five hours to get there by plane. Cuba may be a great place to visit, but Pennsylvania is where I live. Also, I have a scout meeting at 7:00, so I don't think I'd make it down and back in time to make it to scouts on time. I am currently finishing up my Eagle Scout project, so scouts is very important to me. Fidel Castro, to me, is just another person that died and had a funeral. You can't go to them all.
ReplyDeleteJake, I enjoyed how you revolved the funeral around your actual Sunday activities. It put a neat perspective into your blog.
DeleteHumankind has and always will make mistakes until the day destined by the Lord. No person is perfect in this world, but one should try their best to do what is right. As a person of power, Fidel Castro had implemented communism into Cuban society. He took control of the Cuban society and has not improved the society. Fidel took advantage of the power given to him and abused it and the people of Cuba. Many people have died trying to escape the communist Cuba and have been imprisoned if they were thought to be enemies of communism. He took away the freedom of the people and ruled as a dictator continuing from the ruler before him. Fidel Castro was a man who cared about the betterment of himself and not the people of Cuba. He takes away common freedom for the people and I feel that I would not be able to attend the funeral. I understand that we must support each other so I have decided to do something in my own way. I would take time to pray for his soul and for his family who are dealing with his loss. Attending his funeral would not be in my interest because of the tragedy he has caused Cubans by denying them freedom because of his dictatorship. If I went to his funeral, it would be as though I was agreeing with his life and what he accomplished throughout his life which I do not. Again, I would pray for his soul because that would be the right thing for me to do as a Catholic, but my attendance would not be necessary. I can pray for him without attending his funeral which I feel is the best decision.
ReplyDeleteI like that you say you will not go because of what he did, but you will still take time out of your day to pray for him. I agree that you do not have to go to a funeral to pray for the deceased.
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