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Kolesar

(31,182 posts) Fri Mar 15, 2013, 01:19 PM Mar 2013

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When Pope Francis Testified About the Dirty War--The New Republic--3/14/2013 [View all]

http://www.newrepublic.com/article/112656/pope-francis-and-argentinas-dirty-war-what-he-knew#

While the world has generally welcomed the Catholic Church's selection of the Argentine Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio as pope, one large and dark question hangs over his ascension: As the head of the Jesuit order during Argentina’s last dictatorship, was he complicit with the military regime that kidnapped, tortured, and murdered thousands of its citizens?

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When Pope Francis Testified About the Dirty War--The New Republic--3/14/2013 [View all] Kolesar Mar 2013 OP

What hell was he expected to do-- corneliamcgillicutty Mar 2013 #1

He put several of his colleagues' lives in danger... ocpagu Mar 2013 #2

he is expected to rally the bishops mitchtv Mar 2013 #3

You might want to read the article Kolesar thoughtfully posted at the top of this thread. Judi Lynn Mar 2013 #4

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