th ▁World ▁Congress ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Mov ement ▁of ▁Catholic ▁Intel lect uals ▁( M II C - P ax ▁Rom ana ) ▁held ▁in ▁Rome ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁He ▁was ▁granted ▁an ▁audience ▁by ▁the ▁Pope ▁John ▁Paul ▁II ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁met ▁four ▁times . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁founder ▁and ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁C iv ic ▁and ▁Relig ious ▁Education ▁Center ▁( C FC R ) ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁and ▁the ▁editor ▁of ▁its ▁magazine ▁Vit ral ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁when ▁the ▁center ▁and ▁the ▁magazine ▁were ▁seized . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁organ izer ▁of ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Social ▁We eks ▁in ▁Cuba ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁until ▁the ▁last ▁one ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁invited ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁lect urer ▁in ▁these ▁events . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁spons or ▁of ▁the ▁rest oration ▁of ▁those ▁academic ▁events ▁on ▁the ▁Church ▁Social ▁Do ctrine ▁after ▁the ▁social ist ▁Revolution ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁in ▁his ▁country . ▁For ▁this ▁reason ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 st . ▁World ▁G ather ing ▁of ▁Catholic ▁Social ▁Week ▁Representatives ▁conven ed ▁by ▁the ▁Justice ▁and ▁Peace ▁Pont ific al ▁Council , ▁held ▁in ▁Rome ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁he ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁prepar ations ▁for ▁the ▁visit ▁paid ▁by ▁the ▁Pope ▁John