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So this pope is not afraid to mix it up with politics as well as bring faith and interject faith into the component of discussing this. >> reporter: kelly, you're right. he is coming at an incredible time to mix it up. he is coming in a u.s. election cycle. certainly it is going to be hard for him to avoid stirring it up quite a bit. you're right also to point out cuba's economic difficulty. they were able to resist making amends for the u.s. for the past 50 years. cuba at this point needs an economic life line. they got help from the soviet union in the '90s. help from venezuela. they are get...

>> they are talk building how he is so grateful to welcome the pope to his country. and he's also talking about the sacrifice that has to be made. obviously talking about the history between cuba and the rest of the world and seeing the pope there obviously making a huge impact. let's listen a little more. i'll translate. [speaking foreign language] >> he's talking about the unity and having the pope coming to cuba and the relations that this ties between not only cuba, the united states and the rest of the world.

To. to try to feed their children and live on this island without some would consider basic necessities like air-conditioning. it is a tough go for the cuban. it is is a sense both from the cuban government, however distasteful it might be to many, this pope is one of their own. this pope has attacked the excess of capitalism. i think the fact that he is from argentina, a native spanish speaker, has made him feel to many cubans like he is one of their own. and him bringing a sense of mercy and kindness here. there is hope. i think in the longer term view, cubans, to some degree, and i don't me...

This is the third pope to come to cuba. some may be impatient. >> exactly. to your point, you would arguably be correct. they have seen two papal visits in the past where things did not change. but now that relationships between the united states and cuba are falling. and we're seeing some people reaching out to each other. that might change things. and this papal visit could help further that given the fact that the pope will visit cuba and then come to the united states where he will meet with president obama and talk to the members of congress. so we may see some change in cuba that people ...

He and his brother led harsh tactics, confiscated churches and schools and driving the catholics out. easter was rein stated as a holiday. now this pope is visiting. the first native speaker of spanish and someone raul castro says he feels akin to. it has been a buffer between the united states and cuba. he is seen by many to being one of the key mediators help to go end a 50-year cold war standoff, which resulted in embassies being established in washington and havana this summer. he is likely to push for more freedom for catholics on the ground in cuba. they want to get on the radio. they wa...