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RELIGION IN CUBA TODAY: A NEW CHURCH IN A NEW SOCIETY. Edited by Alice L.
Some Latin American countries achieve world-wide prominence because of their size and power (Brazil); others as a source of strategic raw materials (Vene- zuela); others because of their location (Panama with its Canal). And a few because of the actions of their people at a particular moment in history.
The Catholic Church in Latin America was once the undivided ally of the conservative landowning sectors of the bourgeoisies. Today, ideological splits divide it, cutting across ranks of bishops, priests and ordinary believers.