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[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by Sea Dangles

He also is guilty of supporting the dirty war in Argentina from 76 to '83 which killed thousands of leftists.This was politically motivated and supported by the Catholic Church,which has openly acknowledged their role.

"He also is guilty of supporting the dirty war in Argentina from 76 to '83 "

The Catholic church, as an institution, gets some well-deserved criticism for not emphatically denouncing the atrocities that took place in that war.

That's a far cry from saying that Bergoglio "supported the war".

Here's an AP link...

New pope tied up in Argentina's 'dirty war' debate - US News and World Report

The link says that Bergoglio took significant personal risks to help wanted leftists so that they could escape.

'This was politically motivated and supported by the Catholic Church"

If by 'this' you mean the murders, well, I'll ask you to provide evidence that Catholic officials openly supported the murders. They did openly support the dictators, while behind the scenes, Bergoglio actively worked against the dictators.

No one in the Church is proud of their record there. It's also very easy for outsiders to say that the Catholic priiests on the ground should have openly denounced the dictators, which would possibly have been sentencing themselves to torture and death.

George Soros is a hero of the left. He also openly admits that he was a Nazi collaberator as a teenager in Europe. His choice was to work with the Nazis, or to be executed. I doubt he's proud of his actions, but I don't think it's fair to criticize him for the choice he made in those horrible circumstances.

The catholic church handled that situation poorly, no doubt. That doesn't mean I expect every priest in Argentina to have effectively committed suicide by publicly rejecting the dictators.

Fortunately, there are heroes who are willing to die by standing up to this kind of totalitarianism. But they are few and far between.