Pope gives freedom message
NZPA-Reuterßuenos Aires Pope John Paul has started a one-week tour of Argentina by telling politicians that they have to defend human rights always, and that even in difficult situations no government has a right to respond to violence with violence. The Pope ended a highly troubled trip to Chile that was marred by anti-Government violence, and flew to Buenos Aires to start the last leg of a trip that began in Uruguay a week ago. Soon after his arrival, the Pope was driven to Buenos Aires’ Government House, where he met President Raul Alfonsin, who took office in 1983 at the end of nearly eight years of military rule.
In an address to political leaders in Government House, the Pope made a series of implicit references to the former military Government’s “dirty war” against Leftist guerrillas and political opponents, which claimed at least 9000 lives.
A primary duty of national leaders was to respect the legitimate freedoms of individuals, he said.
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Press, 8 April 1987, Page 10
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