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Pope speaks of ‘painful’ situation of Jesuits during Argentina’s Dirty War

Pope Francis met with 32 Jesuits April 29 during his three-day trip to Budapest, Hungary. Questioned by the confreres of a Hungarian Jesuit kidnapped with another priest and imprisoned during Argentina’s murderous military dictatorship, Francis said, “I did what I felt I had to do to defend them. It was a very painful affair.”