In 2000, Bergoglio was the only church official to reconcile with Jerónimo Podestá, a former bishop who had been suspended as a priest after opposing the military dictatorship in 1972, and he defended Podestá's wife from Vatican attacks on their marriage.
Bergoglio was the only church official to reconcile with Jerónimo Podestá. This was in 2000. Jerónimo Podestá was a former bishop. This former bishop had been suspended as a priest after. This former bishop was opposing the military dictatorship in 1972. He defended Podestá's wife from Vatican attacks on their marriage. This was in 2000.