Jorge Mario Bergoglio: The “Dirty War” Pope

Posted: March 18, 2013 | Author: | Filed under: History | Tags: , , , , | 9 Comments

by Bill Van Auken

World Socialist Web Site 16 March 2013

For over a week, the media has subjected the public to a tidal wave of euphoric banality on the Roman Catholic Church’s selection of a new pope.

This non-stop celebration of the dogma and ritual of an institution that for centuries has been identified with oppression and backwardness is stamped with a deeply undemocratic character. It is reflective of the rightward turn of the entire political establishment and its repudiation of the principles enshrined in the US Constitution, including the wall of separation between church and state.

What a far cry from the political ideals that animated those who drafted that document.

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