new outrage, same story

Christian Von Wernich, a Roman Catholic priest, has been jailed for life in Argentina for his part in the ‘Dirty War’ of 1976—83: he collaborated with the military dictatorship in seven murders, 42 abductions and 31 cases of torture. He had denied the charges, claiming that those giving evidence were possessed by the devil.

The Catholic Church claimed in a statement to be stricken with pain and disassociated itself from his crimes:

If any member of the Church … by recommendation or complicity, endorsed the violent repression, he did so under his own responsibility, straying from and sinning gravely against God, humanity and his own conscience.

Funny how they keep coming up with the same excuse.

Originally spotted at prisonlawinsideout.