Chili : Quand l’Église s’est tue

In brief

Missionary Ovide Bastien described the shock of seeing high ranking leaders of the Chilean Catholic Church show closeness to the military junta during the September 11, 1973, coup d'état.

Writing for Présence, Bastien reflected on his time in Chile as a missionary during the period of the Pinochet regime. He noted that instead of defending the people, the Church's highest authorities appeared to align themselves with the military leaders.