October 25, 2016

Pope Francis Is Keen To Get The Church To Admit A Mistake

It’s not easy to admit a mistake, but Pope Francis is helping the Roman Catholic Church take baby steps toward that possibility. At Il Papa‘s request, the Vatican announced that it will open its files related to the Dirty War and military rule in Argentina from 1976 to 1983. Thousands of people were murdered during the Dirty War and many accuse the Catholic Church of being complicit, or at least conveniently turning a blind eye to years of abuse. Back when Fran was still Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, he led Jesuits in Argentina under the junta, so there are clearly personal reasons to set such a precedent. This Holy See-What-Happened plans to digitize all of the Church’s archives relating to the period and make them available to victims and their families. 

Yes, I want to sound marginally more intelligent: