After the revolution the relationship between the government and the Catholic church worsened, because the church saw it as an opportunity to ask for achieving social justice and this lead to the government questioning the bishops were if they have enough loyalty to the revolution.
In 1976 the constitution stated that: "It is illegal and punishable by law to oppose one's faith or religious belief to the Revolution, education or the fulfilment of the duty to work, defend the homeland with arms, show reverence for its symbols and other duties established by the constitution."
Pope John II visited Cuba in 1998, and addressed the lack of political freedom in Cuba, whilst at the same time criticising the US economic embargo.
Hereafter the government changed the PCC statute, allowing religious people to join, however the seperation between the government and the church was still excitant and religious education was still forbidden in all schools.
(All information is from Pearsons 'History, 20th century world, Authoritarian and Single-Party States', 2010)
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