Argentine church says working to release dirty-war archives
Source: Associated Press
Argentine church says working to release dirty-war archives
Saturday, March 19 2016
Associated Press
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- A representative for Argentina's Catholic bishops says church authorities are working to declassify their archives from the time of the country's 1976-83 military dictatorship.
Episcopal Conference Secretary-General Carlos Malfa tells the official Telam news agency that the date of the release isn't set.
Many senior clerics were close to the rulers at the time while some radical priests were persecuted and killed by them. Pope Francis was then head of the country's Jesuits. He's been criticized for not speaking out publicly, but credited with saving the lives of some victims.
Three people who were disappeared by the regime are scheduled to meet Francis on Wednesday, a day before the 40th anniversary of the military coup.
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(160,526 posts)New book sheds light on Argentina's Dirty War
By Daniel Burke CNN Religion Editor
40th anniversary of military coup approaches
UPDATED 6:38 PM EDT Mar 19, 2016
(CNN) President Barack Obama plans to visit Argentina, the homeland of Pope Francis, next week in his first presidential trip to the Latin American nation.
Obama's visit will coincide with the 40th anniversary of Argentina's military coup, which began a period of political strife and violent government oppression known as the "Dirty War." Alongside the Argentine people, Obama is expected to honor the war's many victims on March 24.
The Rev. Gustavo Morello is a sociologist and Jesuit priest who spent years digging into the Catholic Church's role in the Dirty War. When the junta seized power in 1976, it began a systematic campaign to wipe out suspected dissidents, and thousands of people were kidnapped and "disappeared."
Morello's book, "The Catholic Church and Argentina's Dirty War," examines the context of the disappearances. In particular, he investigated the kidnapping of five seminarians and an American priest in 1976.
More:
http://www.wesh.com/national-news/new-book-sheds-light-on-argentinas-dirty-war/38589920