In the flood of stories over the last couple hours there’s been a backdraft of comments and references to Pope Francis’s time during the so-called ‘dirty war’, the era of dictatorship and widespread human rights violations in Argentina. I know zero about his role so have not wanted to comment on it. But the AP has now moved this story which discusses it.
This passage I’m quoting from the AP piece seems to constitute Francis’s defense, if that’s the right word, to the main charge I’ve read in the press flurry over the last few hours … Read More
It turns out the new Pope won’t be able to be called Francis I until after he’s dead.
Lot of good Pope stuff above but don’t miss this piece on Obama finally saying enough is enough on the filibuster.
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Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Archbishop of Buenos Aires, chosen as Pope.
He has reportedly taken the regnal name Francis I.
Some background on the new pope, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the archbishop of Buenos Aires.
The co-founder of the new group Republicans For Immigration Reform was, about a year ago, running a pro-Romney super PAC that was slamming Romney’s rivals for supporting amnesty. Things change. Fast. Take a look.
Obama tells Senate Dems: You gotta do something about these GOP filibusters.
A Pope has been chosen. More news as we know it.
Late Update: We’ll know who it is in a moment. For now, here’s our list of bios of the top contenders.