Pope's election revives row over Argentine junta
- Published: 15 Mar 2013 at 03.49
- Online news: World
Argentine cardinal Jorge Bergoglio's election as Pope Francis has revived a longstanding controversy over his role during the dark days of his homeland's "Dirty War."
Pope Francis leads a mass at St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on March 14, 2013, a day after his election, in this picture released by the Osservatore Romano. Argentine cardinal Jorge Bergoglio's election as Pope Francis has revived a longstanding controversy over his role during the dark days of his homeland's "Dirty War."
Francis's elevation was widely celebrated in Argentina, but some accuse him and his country's church of having been too close to the brutal right-wing junta in power between 1976 and 1983.
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