Brazil’s bishops admit some prelates backed military dictatorship

Tuesday, April 8th, 2014

Brazil’s Catholic bishops’ conference has acknowledged that some of its members supported the military dictatorship that ruled the country from 1964 to 1985.

Some bishops backed the junta in order to combat communism.

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