Argentinean priest gets life for role in dirty war.(End Notes)(Fr. Christian von Wernich )(Brief article) From: Conscience | Date: December 22, 2007 | COPYRIGHT 2007 Catholics for a Free Choice. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

A CATHOLIC PRIEST WAS sentenced to life imprisonment in Argentina for his involvement in the country's "dirty war" against left-wing opponents during the late 1970s and early 1980s. According to a report in the New York Times, Fr. Christian von Wernich is the first Catholic priest to be prosecuted for human rights violations in Argentina, where the military regime killed at least 12,000 people. Police ...

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