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Posted on 04/19/2005 9:52:18 AM PDT by Alouette
Let us hope he will continue on this path as Pope Benedict XVI.
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Viva il papa!
I'm just waitinf for the coming liberal meltdown with this appointment.
This is only the beginning. Get ready for a flood of stories.
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well this is just great.......... the first article (at FR)I read about our new Pope, and its this crap.
He isn't a Nazi.
Ratzinger was born in Marktl am Inn, in Bavaria, the son of a police officer who was staunchly anti-Nazi. In 1937 Ratzinger's father retired and settled in the town of Traunstein. When Ratzinger turned 14 in 1941, he was required by law to join the Hitler Youth , but according to his biographer John Allen he was not an enthusiastic member. In 1943, at the age of 16 he was, along with the rest of his class, drafted into the Flak or anti-aircraft corps, responsible for the guarding of a BMW plant outside Munich. He was then sent for basic infantry training and was posted to Hungary, where he worked setting up anti-tank defences until he deserted in April 1944 (an offence punishable by death). In 1945 he was briefly held in an Allied POW camp. By June he was released, and he and his brother (Georg) entered a Catholic seminary. On June 29, 1951, they were ordained by Cardinal Faulhaber of Munich. His dissertation (1953) was on Saint Augustine, his Habilitationsschrift (second dissertation) on Saint Bonaventure.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Cardinal_Ratzinger
Why is it "crap"? The article completely refutes the London Times accusation.
He experienced FIRST HAND what Nazism was and he rejected it. Like John Paul, he knows the truth.
Thank you for posting this article. Have sent it to Dimocrat friends.
God Bless Pope Benedict XVI
Is that going to be his name?
I agree. I heard about the publicity surrounding this issue yesterday, to my dismay. It is important that we are aware of what really occurred, since the Left will surely try to use this to discredit our new Pope.
I can hardly imagine this. I was born in 1983, so John Paul II was the only pope in my lifetime. Even as a Protestant, this is an exciting and historic day. Plus, those who would have the church change so they can feel better are deeply saddened. I love it.:)
I think his personal history during the Third Reich demonstrates sufficiently that he was anti-Nazi. No news here.
Jesus -- not the bishop of Rome -- is head of the church.
Check DU, they are in freefall as we speak. Hehehehe
The article also classifies Ratzinger as a "theological anti-Semite" for believing in Jesus so strongly that ? gasp! ? he thinks that everyone, even Jews, should accept him as THE MESSIAH.
Yep......he does wear a 'Jewish Skull Cap'.......maybe he 'is' the ________
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