March 15, 2013

Argentina's Dirty War Casts Pall over New Pope

Christopher Dickey, The Daily Beast

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Questions persists about how newly named Pope Francis behaved during the violence of Argentina's civil war.

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TAGGED: Argentina, Roman Catholic Church, Latin America, Pope Francis, Jorge Mario Bergoglio

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