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Cuba-Holy See Relations (Wikipedia)

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This Wikipedia article records that Cuba is the only communist state whose diplomatic relations with the Holy See, dating to 1935, were never broken, that Popes John Paul II, Benedict XVI and Francis visited in 1998, 2012 and 2015 respectively, and that Francis used his 2015 visit to press the Cuban government to give citizens greater freedom, means and space to practice their faith.

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Wikipedia
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuba%E2%80%93Holy_See_relations
Source Type
encyclopedia
Assessment
Reliability Tier
3
A crowd sourced encyclopedia article used here for the uninterrupted 1935 diplomatic relationship, the three papal visits and the absence of any bilateral treaty, straightforward diplomatic-history facts rather than a contested interpretation, hence the lowest tier rather than exclusion.
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Benedict XVI, Figures

This source names Benedict XVI directly: "never broken, that Popes John Paul II, Benedict XVI and Francis visited in 1998, 2012 and 2015 respectively, and that Francis used his 2015 visit to press the Cuban government to give citizens..."

Source Cuba-Holy See Relations (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
Francis, Figures

This source names Francis directly: "Popes John Paul II, Benedict XVI and Francis visited in 1998, 2012 and 2015 respectively, and that Francis used his 2015 visit to press the Cuban government to give citizens greater freedom, means..."

Source Cuba-Holy See Relations (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors

This source names Holy See directly: "whose diplomatic relations with the Holy See, dating to 1935, were never broken, that Popes John Paul II, Benedict XVI and Francis visited in 1998, 2012 and 2015 respectively, and that Francis used..."

Source Cuba-Holy See Relations (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
John Paul II, Figures

This source names John Paul II directly: "to 1935, were never broken, that Popes John Paul II, Benedict XVI and Francis visited in 1998, 2012 and 2015 respectively, and that Francis used his 2015 visit to press the Cuban government to give..."

Source Cuba-Holy See Relations (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
Claims Backed By This Source (12 claims)

This source backs 12 claims across the atlas. As facts: 7 well-attested. As cited relationships: 4 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

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  • Sources, 10 claims: 6 well-attested, 4 holds.
  • Countries, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.

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7

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