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A pretty comprehensive account of new Pope's activities during the Dirty War in Argentina. Takes into account competing views of his behavior. Make your own judgement.
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/pope/2013/03/14/pope_francis_election_stirs_up_argentine_dirty_war_allegations_supports_call_it_unfair.html
leveymg
(36,418 posts)Looks like he faithfully carried out the edicts of Cardinal Ratzenberger, who headed the section of the Vatican devoted to maintaining discipline among the Jesuits and stamping out radical populist movements within the Church.
His reliability is a proven commodity. How could it be otherwise?
kairos12
(12,862 posts)many people impacted by the Dirty War. It was a terrible time. Many, many, victims. I have a personal interest in what happened there and what was done and not done during this period.
leveymg
(36,418 posts)and Operation Condor. One of them was a chain-smoking Jesuit, and as fine a radical as G-d ever made who had been posted in various places around Latin America during the '70s and '80s, and we talked until late at night about such things.
The Church is very much a house divided. Hard to imagine that any conscientious person could really be neutral in the midst of it.