The new pope and former head of the Jesuits in Argentina stands accused of failing to confront the country’s 1976-1983 military junta as it kidnapped and killed thousands in its “Dirty War” against leftist opponents. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21802684 One of two priests kidnapped in 1976 – who has since died – later accused new pope Jorge Bergoglio of effectively delivering the men to the death squads by failing to publicly endorse their work. The Vatican would like to put a lid on the issue. And Friday’s denial showed an interesting development in papal communications. This was the Catholic Church trying to get ahead of the story, and thereby nip its potentially harmful impact in the bud. That in itself is new.