So you don't recall how it worked during the dictatorship?.. It was part of the constitution [Article 2] the church as the recognised religion in Argentina was financially supported  and they in protest could've  refused to accept the blood money as it would've been   to make a statement.
Thousands of Catholics were murdered  never accounted for pitted one against the other......
and the government did deals choosing new bishops......one's who wouldn't rock the boat.