Thank you, Ma'am.
Posted on 03/15/2013 9:24:51 AM PDT by Mrs. Don-o
An Argentine priest kidnapped and tortured during the South American country’s “dirty war” said Friday that he has since reconciled with Pope Francis.
Jesuit Fr. Francisco Jalics was kidnapped in 1976 along with a fellow priest by the military junta who ran the government as a dictatorship from 1976-1983, Argentina’s “dirty war.” The Associated Press reported Friday that the priest, through a statement on the German Jesuits’ website, said he and Francis met “years later,” believed to be in 2000, to discuss the events.
“Following that, we celebrated Mass publicly together and hugged solemnly. I am reconciled to the events and consider the matter to be closed,” he said in the statement.
Support NCR's coverage of the conclave. Donate now! Jalics’ kidnapping came while Francis (then Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio) served at the Jesuit provincial in the country (1973-1979).
Since his ascendance to the papacy, some have renewed criticism of his decision to mandate that Jesuits remain in their roles and at their parishes, instead of entering into political activism and “base communities.”
The AP report also stated that Bergoglio withdrew support for Jalics and Fr. Orlando Yorio, after both refused his order to abandon their work in the slums for their own safety. The kidnappers killed Yorio, but Jalics survived and now lives in southern Germany.
Ah, I see it has been corrected. I’m very touchy these days about anti-Catholicism..
Mrs Dono bash Catholics? Good grief! You don’t hang out here much, do you?
Clue: A quick check of posting history is a good thing to do before igniting the flame thrower.
2. I'm not bashing Catholics. Quite the contrary.
S’Awright ... :o)
But Pinochet did a terrible thing--he ran the KGB and the Cubans out of Chile. For that, he has become a permanent resident of the Left's dog house.
Wrong.
He ordered them back to their real jobs. They refused.
Anyone who understands how the Jesuits work as an Order will “get” what exactly happened. But it boils down to: if you’re a Jesuit, you’re expected to follow orders.
The idea that Francis is being tarred with this is sickening to me. And I’m NOT Roman Catholic.
Wrong.
He ordered them back to their real jobs. They refused.
Anyone who understands how the Jesuits work as an Order will “get” what exactly happened. But it boils down to: if you’re a Jesuit, you’re expected to follow orders.
The idea that Francis is being tarred with this is sickening to me. And I’m NOT Roman Catholic.
Please, I have been here as long as you. I was referring to the author.
I’m serious about being touchy, everytime the Church is in the news, non-Catholics come out of the woodwork offering opinions and advice on the direction the Church should take. There are enough aspersions cast without making them up. (Not you, Don-Os!)
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