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Pope Francis, the Dirty War and the Jews

Summarizing Forward · Published Wednesday, March 20, 2013
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JL;DR SUMMARY Robert Zaretsky reflects on the role of the Catholic Church in Argentina during the 'dirty war' and its parallels with the French Church's actions during Vichy France. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Argentina  Pope Francis  Jews  Catholic Church  Church History  Vichy France  Dirty War  Communal Apologies  Jose Mario Bergoglio  Military Regimes 

Places mentioned

Argentina
"Welcome to the world of the Catholic Church in Argentina during the dirty war."
France
"there is equally good reason to reflect on his past as Jose Mario Bergoglio, who served as head of Argentinas Jesuit order during the dirty war."
Vichy, Allier, France
"Marshall Philippe Ptain, the elderly hero of Verdun, buried the Republic and became leader of the French State, better known as Vichy."
Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
"As the archbishop of Marseille declared, Already we see the face of a more beautiful France, healed of her sores, which were often the work of foreigners."
Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France
"It was only in mid-1942, when Vichy began to deport Jews to the death camps in the East, that the Catholic hierarchy finally flinched. Jules-Graud Salige, cardinal of Toulouse, and Pierre-Marie Thas, bishop of Montauban, denounced these actions."
Montauban, Tarn-et-Garonne, France
"It was only in mid-1942, when Vichy began to deport Jews to the death camps in the East, that the Catholic hierarchy finally flinched. Jules-Graud Salige, cardinal of Toulouse, and Pierre-Marie Thas, bishop of Montauban, denounced these actions."
Paris, France
"In 1997, in the Paris suburb of Drancy, home to the transit camp to Auschwitz, the churchs leaders publicly declared: Frances bishops did not speak out, acquiescing through their silence to the flagrant violations of human rights and enabling this fatal spiral."
La Rioja, Argentina
"Another notable example is Enrique Angelelli, the activist bishop of La Rioja."
Houston, Texas, United States
"Robert Zaretsky is a professor of history at The Honors College at the University of Houston and is the author of the forthcoming A Life Worth Living."
Israel
"At a time when other newsrooms are closing or cutting back, the Forward has removed its paywall and invested additional resources to report on the ground from Israel and around the U.S. on the impact of the war, rising antisemitism and polarized discourse."

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