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His comments came as he marked the 10th anniversary of his elevation to the High See, a tenure marked by laical and clerical disputes over homosexuality, the ongoing clergy sex abuse scandal, Communion for pro-abortion politicians and the traditional Latin Mass, among others.

These days, especially given the new film The End of the Tour, the record of a road trip he took with a magazine journalist, I’m sure fewer people know DFW as a writer than as a public figure, and that figure is a sort of laical saint, a professor of gentle, sustaining wisdom to whom we can turn in moments of confusion.

Lawyer Roberto Veiga and journalist Lenier Gonzalez gained renown among Cuban intellectuals by transforming the Catholic church magazine Espacio Laical into a rare and influential forum for sociopolitical debate before the two men left last year amid an apparent church backlash over the publication's aggressive coverage of current affairs.

Prominent Cuban exile businessman Carlos Saladrigas, who participated in forums organized by Espacio Laical, said he believed that Cuba Posible could gain more influence than the two men's former publication.

Espacio Laical "gave room to opinions from different points of view," said Cuban analyst and former diplomat Carlos Alzugaray, who has worked with the magazine.