▁police ▁repr ession ▁of ▁the ▁ri ots ▁of ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁he ▁contact ed ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁the ▁Inter ior ▁and ▁asked ▁that ▁the ▁police ▁distinguish ▁ri ot ers ▁engaged ▁in ▁acts ▁of ▁v andal ism ▁from ▁peace ful ▁protest ers . ▁ ▁N ést or ▁and ▁Crist ina ▁Kirch ner ▁ ▁When ▁Berg og lio ▁celebrated ▁Mass ▁at ▁the ▁C athedral ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁First ▁National ▁Government ▁hol iday , ▁President ▁N ést or ▁Kirch ner ▁attended ▁and ▁heard ▁Berg og lio ▁request ▁more ▁political ▁dialog ue , ▁reject ▁int ol er ance , ▁and ▁critic ize ▁exhibition ism ▁and ▁str ident ▁announ c ements . ▁Kirch ner ▁celebrated ▁the ▁national ▁day ▁elsewhere ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁and ▁the ▁Mass ▁in ▁the ▁C athedral ▁was ▁susp ended . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Berg og lio ▁helped ▁the ▁fellow ▁Jes uit ▁Jo aqu ín ▁Pi ña ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁elections ▁in ▁the ▁M ision es ▁Province ▁and ▁prevent ▁an ▁am end ment ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁constitution ▁that ▁would ▁allow ▁in defin ite ▁re - e lections . ▁Kirch ner ▁intended ▁to ▁use ▁that ▁project ▁to ▁start ▁similar ▁am end ments ▁at ▁other ▁provinces , ▁and ▁eventually ▁to ▁the ▁national ▁constitution . ▁Kirch ner ▁considered ▁Berg og lio ▁as ▁a ▁political ▁rival ▁to ▁the ▁day ▁he ▁died ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁Berg og lio ' s ▁relations ▁with ▁Kirch ner ' s ▁wid ow ▁and ▁successor , ▁Crist ina ▁Fernández