“In 1955, when I finished secondary school, Argentina’s poverty level was five percent. Poverty [in Argentina] today is at 52 percent, I think. What happened? Bad administration, bad policies,” High time Pope Francis realized that the administration he seems to have wholeheartedly supported so far, has utterly failed. Too late for tears and for crying over spilt milk. This religious leader has utterly disappointed me, among many other people, I guess. Not only because of these untimely last remarks, but also because of his not moving a finger to stop Putin’s absurd war against Ukraine. He has disappointed me as much as Alberto Fernández, who keeps blaming the previous administration for Argentina’s current ills. “¡Ah, pero Macri!”, his leit-motiv. Sigh …
Buenos Aires Times, Jan 28, 2023