Cardinal Raul Silva Henriquez, the Catholic Church, and the Pinochet Regime, 1973-1980: Public Responses to a National Security State

Mario I. Aguilar

doi:10.1353/cat.2003.0183

October 1, 2003The Catholic historical review

Cardinal Raul Silva Henriquez, the Catholic Church, and the Pinochet Regime, 1973-1980: Public Responses to a National Security State

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This analysis explores the Catholic Church's involvement in defending human rights in Chile during Pinochet's regime.
Detailed historical review of events from 1973 to 1980
Examination of the Church's responses to human rights abuses
Analysis of the political environment under the military government
The Catholic Church emerged as a key defender of human rights amid widespread political repression.
Public actions by the Church often contradicted the regime's propaganda of a national security threat.
Banned political parties led to the Church becoming a significant voice for social justice and political opposition.

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Historical analysis reveals the Catholic Church's defense of human rights in Chile under political repression, highlighting its critical role in opposition.

Abstract

After the military coup of 1973 Augusto Pinochet created the means to reinvent Chile in terms of a country that was under attack from foreign elements. As political parties and all public organizations were banned, the Catholic Church assumed the task of defender of human rights and opposition party.

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