ame ▁them ▁for ▁the ▁continu ation ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁sie ge ▁declared ▁in ▁April . ▁ ▁Fl ush ▁with ▁elect oral ▁and ▁economic ▁success es ▁during ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁Per ón ▁began ▁to ▁disp ense ▁with ▁his ▁h ither to ▁warm ▁relations ▁with ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁by ▁confront ing ▁" C atholic ▁Action ," ▁a ▁youth ▁organization ▁within ▁the ▁church . ▁Bor l eng hi ▁initially ▁opposed ▁confront ation ▁with ▁the ▁powerful ▁Church , ▁though ▁once ▁the ▁decision ▁had ▁been ▁made , ▁he ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁f rac as ▁by ▁sh utter ing ▁El ▁P ue blo , ▁the ▁leading ▁Catholic ▁period ical , ▁in ▁December ▁- ▁an ▁aff ront ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁president ' s ▁December ▁ 2 2 ▁legal ization ▁of ▁divor ce ▁and ▁prost itution . ▁His ▁lack ▁of ▁enthus ias m ▁for ▁what ▁he ▁saw ▁as ▁a ▁grat uit ous ▁fight ▁did ▁not ▁protect ▁him ▁from ▁Catholic ▁sc orn , ▁once ▁the ▁die ▁had ▁been ▁cast ▁by ▁Per ón . ▁A ▁pract icing ▁Catholic ▁himself , ▁Bor l eng hi ' s ▁wife , ▁Car la , ▁was ▁Jewish , ▁encourag ing ▁more ▁reaction ary ▁C athol ics ▁to ▁focus ▁bl ame ▁on ▁him ▁not ▁only ▁for ▁his ▁role ▁as ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁chief ▁law ▁enfor cement ▁officer ; ▁but ▁also ▁for ▁his ▁wife ' s ▁alleg edly ▁host ile ▁influence ▁on ▁him . ▁ ▁Ult imately , ▁as ▁Bor l eng hi ▁had ▁war ned , ▁Per ón ' s ▁struggle ▁with ▁his