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The society, culture, and politics of Argentina are deeply imbued with Roman Catholicism. The Church’s place in Argentine national identity, which spans across the...

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Nestor Kirchner on Priests during the Dirty War at a Ceremony in La Plata

Néstor Kirchner
July 5, 2007
There are priests... like Mujica, the priest of the poor, Monsignor Hesayne, De Nevares, and Angeleli in La Rioja that honored the fatherland, the Church and religion. But there are priests like the one that, thanks to God, they will begin to judge and bring to justice today in La Plata, like Von Wernich, that dishonored the Church, the poor and human rights.
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Néstor Kirchner Néstor Kirchner
Néstor Kirchner was a prominent political figure in contemporary Argentina and served as president from 2003-2007. He was succeeded in that role by his wife, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. Born in 1950, Kirchner was a member of the Justicialist...