▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Re organ ization ▁Process , ▁the ▁military ▁jun ta ▁that ▁ruled ▁Argentina ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁ ▁Rel ations ▁with ▁Argent ine ▁govern ments ▁ ▁D irty ▁War ▁▁ ▁Berg og lio ▁was ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁alleg ations ▁regarding ▁the ▁Navy ' s ▁kid n apping ▁of ▁two ▁Jes uit ▁pri ests , ▁Or lando ▁Y orio ▁and ▁Franz ▁J al ics , ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁during ▁Argentina ' s ▁D irty ▁War . ▁He ▁fe ared ▁for ▁the ▁pri ests ' ▁safety ▁and ▁had ▁tried ▁to ▁change ▁their ▁work ▁prior ▁to ▁their ▁arrest ; ▁however , ▁contrary ▁to ▁reports , ▁he ▁never ▁tried ▁to ▁throw ▁them ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁Jes uit ▁order . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁My ri am ▁B reg man , ▁a ▁human ▁rights ▁lawyer , ▁file d ▁a ▁criminal ▁compla int ▁against ▁Berg og lio , ▁as ▁superior ▁in ▁the ▁Society ▁of ▁Jesus ▁of ▁Argentina , ▁acc using ▁him ▁of ▁invol vement ▁in ▁the ▁kid n apping . ▁Her ▁compla int ▁did ▁not ▁specify ▁the ▁nature ▁of ▁Berg og lio ' s ▁alleg ed ▁invol vement ; ▁Berg og lio ' s ▁sp okes man ▁flat ly ▁denied ▁the ▁alleg ations . ▁The ▁law suit ▁was ▁ultimately ▁dismiss ed . ▁The ▁pri ests ▁were ▁tort ured , ▁but ▁were ▁found ▁alive ▁five ▁months ▁later , ▁dru gg ed ▁and ▁semi - nak ed . ▁Y orio ▁accused ▁Berg og lio ▁of ▁effectively ▁hand ing ▁them ▁over ▁to