Repressive Christian Von Wernich Asked for Special Permission to See the Pope in Devoto Prison: "It Would Be a Balm of Mercy"
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He was the first representative of the Church to be sentenced to life for crimes against humanity.He is 89 years old and has been detained in Campo de Mayo for 23 years.
In 2007, the Justice proved that Christian von Wernich participated in 7 homicides, 31 cases of torture and 42 illegal deprivations of liberty committed within the so-called Camps Circuit. The entry A priest sentenced to life imprisonment asked to be present during the Pope's visit was first published in #BorderJournalism.
The former chaplain convicted of crimes against humanity requested the intervention of the bishopric of July 9 to be temporarily transferred to Devoto prison.
To participate "would represent a balm of mercy and spiritual peace in this final stretch of my earthly life and my priestly ministry," wrote the former chaplain of the Police of the province of Buenos Aires, guilty of seven murders, involved in 30 cases of torture and 42 kidnappings in the last military dictatorship. Read more
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