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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Cardinal Lustiger was born in Paris in 1926, the son of Polish Jewish migrants. Aaron Lustiger celebrated his 13th birthday as war broke out. His father placed him in the care of a Catholic family and in 1940, aged 14, he converted to Catholicism.

http://www.cin.org/archives/cinjust/200108/0015.html
11 posted on 04/14/2003 4:50:29 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
I was wondering if he would've found it "shocking" that some Catholics sheltered Jews in WWII (and, dare I say, might have prayed for an Allied victory?), but I guess you've answered that...
18 posted on 04/14/2003 4:55:54 AM PDT by WestTexasWend
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