Saturday, March 16, 2013

The new Pope

""A Jesuit priest whose kidnapping by the Argentine military in 1976 has raised the issue of what role newly named Pope Francis played in that country's so-called "dirty war" said Friday that he was "reconciled to the events" and wished the pope well, but he did not explicitly absolve the pope of involvement in his detention. In a statement posted on a website in Germany, where the Rev. Francisco Jalics now lives, Jalics recounted the details of his detention, saying he was held for five months, blindfolded and shackled. At the time, the pope, then the Rev. Jorge Mario Bergoglio, was Jalics' Jesuit superior. "I'm unable to comment on the role of Father Bergoglio in this matter," the statement said.""