Cardinal Jaime Ortega, who played a key role in Cuba's now defunct detente with the US, has died at age 82.
For more than three decades that followed, as Castro's stance on the Roman Catholic Church softened, Ortega boosted its visibility and power, building a working relationship with the government thanks partly to his non-confrontational style.
The softly spoken cleric rose to become one of Cuba's leading political figures, particularly after Cuba reformed its constitution in 1992, changing the state from atheist to secular and guaranteeing freedom of religion. When Raul Castro became president in 2010, Ortega backed his attempts to open up the country and to restore relations with Western nations.
Some critics said he abandoned victims of oppression, becoming too cozy with government, in exchange for a seat at the table of power.
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