In 1973, Chile fell to a U.S.-backed coup that led to the installation of the brutal military dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet. At the time, the Cardinal of Santiago, Raúl Silva Henríquez, took a stand against the newly-installed military regime at great personal risk, a move that is believed to have somewhat curbed the tide of political
教皇弗朗西斯的黑暗过去是阿根廷美国支持军事军政府的代理人
在20世纪70年代占领阿根廷的军事独裁统治下,谋杀,酷刑和“失踪”是司空见惯的事。教皇弗朗西斯尽管被称为“进步”人物,但仍支持阿根廷军政府,甚至帮助其实施了一些暴行。