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October 8, 2013
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Book: Pope ran clandestine network to save
suspected Argentine dissidents
night, another would give someone a
By Carol Glatz
ride, one would put in a good word to
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- While a
a European consulate worker” in getm i l ita r y-bac ked d ic t atorsh ip i n
ting someone out of the country, said
Argentina was conducting a clandestine
the Vatican paper, L’Osservatore Romano,
war on suspected dissidents, thenSept. 7.
Father Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the future
By never letting anyone know he was
pope, masterminded a secret strategy to
part of a larger, coordinated effort, thensave those being targeted, according to
Father Bergoglio could keep “the risk
a new book.
minimal and let information circulate
Titled “Bergoglio’s List: Those Saved
as little as possible,” the paper said.
by Pope Francis; Stories Never Told,”
In the book, Argentine Jesuit Father
includes the transcript of the thenJuan Manuel Scannone said the future
cardinal’s testimony during a nearly
pope never let on to anyone what he was
four-hour court interrogation in 2010.
doing, and no one even
A panel of judges was
realized what they had
investigating suspected
‘It took us years to
been part of until years
human rights violations
later.
committed during the
realize the complete
Priests and semi1976-1983 dictatorship.
truth about Father
narians thought the
The f ut ure pope
was head of the Jesuit
Jorge’s rescue efforts.’ frequent visitors they
hosted were on spiriprovince in the country
tual retreat or getting
from 1973 to 1979, the
help with their studies as then-Fatherheight of the clandestine war, which
Bergoglio had suggested, he said.
saw as many as 30,000 Argentines kidInstead they were priests, seminarnapped, tortured, murdered or disapians or students “who had ended up
peared, never to be seen again.
in the crosshairs of the dictatorship”
According to testimonies in the voland, in the provincial college or other
ume, the future pope made sure no one
residences, could find safety from being
knew who was part of a clandestine netkidnapped by police.
work that sheltered or shuttled to safety
“It took us years to realize the comdissidents, unionists, priests, students,
plete truth about Father Jorge’s rescue
intellectuals, Catholics and others.
efforts,” said the priest, who is Director
“Each person would do one particuof the Institute of Philosophy at the
lar favor for (Father Bergoglio) who was
Jesuit University and Seminary in San
head of the Jesuits in Argentina: one
Miguel.
would let someone sleep over for one
‘Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2’
(CNS) Cheerful animated comedy in
which the young inventor (voice of Bill
Hader) of a machine that turns water
into food learns from his idol, a famed
scientist and corporate guru (voice of
Will Forte), that the device, which he
thought had been disabled, has continued to function and is now producing
animals made out of menu items.
To prevent these rapidly multiplying
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He’s backed up on this quest by his
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(CNS) The 1976 Formula One racing
season provides the backdrop for this
fact-based drama about the rivalry
between its two leading drivers: freewheeling British playboy James Hunt
(Chris Hemsworth) and obsessively
disciplined Austrian Niki Lauda (Daniel Bruhl).
Hunt’s dissolute ways, only somewhat
muted by his marriage to high-profile
model Suzy Miller (Olivia Wilde), draw
his relentlessly focused chief competitor’s jealousy and resentment, despite the
burgeoning of Lauda’s own low-key but
durable romance with a chance acquaintance (Alexandra Maria Lara).
In return, Lauda’s humorless Teutonic temperament becomes the target
of Hunt’s contempt. As the contenders
spur each other on to ever more dangerous tactics, director Ron Howard skillfully ratchets up the suspense -- and
the foreboding.
Though the folly of their shared
recklessness is highlighted at the film’s
climax, Howard not only portrays
Hunt’s sexual escapades unblinkingly,
but tends to glamorize them as well.
Not a film for the squeamish, or those
lacking in maturity and discernment.
Strong sexual content -- including graphic casual sexual activity, an
aberrant situation, and upper female
and rear nudity -- drug use, gruesome
medical images, brief harsh violence,
an instance of highly irreverent humor,
an adultery theme, about a half-dozen
uses of profanity, frequent rough and
crude language.
Catholic News Service classification is L -- limited adult audience,
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