Let he who is without sin cast the first stone....

DKit

That's just fatuous, DKit.

>>Let he who is without sin cast the first stone...<<

On that basis, you would not have countenanced any criticism of Pol Pot's "Year Zero" activities in 1975-79. Or the actions of any other tyrant you care to name, simply because there are a few sinners around?

Not suggesting the Pope is a tyrant. Just pointing out the absurdity of your contribution to the discussion.

This article is just another desperate attempt to find something to dislike about the new pope. However to use the words of Mary Anastasia O'Grady of The Wall Street Journal: "Intellectually honest observers with firsthand knowledge of Argentina under military rule (1976-1983) are telling a much different story".

Speaking of firsthand knowledge, Former Judge Alicia Oliveira, who had to go into hiding during this time, knew Father Bergoglio personally, stating that "he helped many people get out of the country." And Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, winner of the 1980 Nobel Peace Prize, last week confirmed "there were bishops that were complicit with the dictatorship, but Bergoglio, no."

There are numerous other firsthand accounts I could quote. The fact remains that his critics are confronted by an outspoken leader who practices what he preaches, serves the poor not only by his words but by his deeds, and is a true example of humility in a self-obsessed, materialistic society. Trying to label Pope Francis as a war criminal is simply not going to hold against the facts.

The hypocrisy of the Roman Catholic church, is an insult to its followers.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/cardinal-keith-obrien

Kipp,

You might be interested that Cardinal Keith O'Brien, and Pope Francis, who is the subject of the article, are two different persons.

Mary E,

I think your post is very much to the point, so perhaps you (and those who are after facts rather than slander) would be interested in the link I already provided in another thread: http://www.buenosairesherald.com/article/126858/bergoglio-didnt-gave-us-up-jalics.

It is in the public domain, that Pope Benedict was aware of the abuses by Cardinal Obrien, and one cannot isolate this issue, and the many other abuses carried out by the catholic clerg; from the catholic church as a whole.