▁recon cile ▁with ▁Jer ón imo ▁Pod est á , ▁a ▁former ▁bishop ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁susp ended ▁as ▁a ▁priest ▁after ▁oppos ing ▁the ▁Argent ine ▁Revolution ▁military ▁dict ator ship ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁He ▁def ended ▁Pod est á ' s ▁wife ▁from ▁V at ican ▁attacks ▁on ▁their ▁marriage . ▁That ▁same ▁year , ▁Berg og lio ▁said ▁the ▁Argent ine ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁needed ▁" to ▁put ▁on ▁gar ments ▁of ▁public ▁pen ance ▁for ▁the ▁s ins ▁committed ▁during ▁the ▁years ▁of ▁the ▁dict ator ship " ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁during ▁the ▁D irty ▁War . ▁ ▁Berg og lio ▁made ▁it ▁his ▁custom ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁the ▁Holy ▁Th urs day ▁rit ual ▁was hing ▁of ▁feet ▁in ▁places ▁such ▁as ▁j ails , ▁hosp it als , ▁ret irement ▁homes ▁or ▁sl ums . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁just ▁two ▁days ▁after ▁Bened ict ▁XVI ▁issued   new ▁rules   for ▁using ▁the ▁lit urg ical ▁forms ▁that ▁preced ed ▁the   Second ▁V at ican ▁Council , ▁Card inal ▁Berg og lio ▁established ▁a ▁fixed ▁place ▁for ▁a ▁week ly ▁Mass ▁in ▁this ▁" extra ordinary ▁form " ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ▁r ite . ▁It ▁was ▁celebrated ▁week ly . ▁ ▁On ▁ 8 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁Berg og lio ▁was ▁elected ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Argent ine ▁Epis cop al ▁Conference ▁for ▁a ▁three - year ▁term ▁( 2