[Dr. Eckleburg]

He was Catholic by his baptism. But he was excommunicated latae sententiae.

In post 74, Campion wrote:

Hitler claiming he "was a Catholic and would remain one" may have been technically true -- an excommunicate Catholic is still a Catholic.

We know Hitler was baptized as a Roman Catholic. While we can agree none of us knows anyone else's salvation but our own, from Campion's post we learn that because Hitler was baptized into the RCC, he remained a Catholic even if and when he was excommunicated.

Apparently, according to the RCC, even if someone excommunicates himself, he is still a Catholic.

Therefore, according to the RCC, Hitler remained a Roman Catholic for his entire life. Perhaps that's one reason for the RCC's passivity in the face of his evil. One among many.

[Campion]

Therefore, according to the RCC, Hitler remained a Roman Catholic for his entire life. Perhaps that's one reason for the RCC's passivity in the face of his evil. One among many.

That "passivity" saved 860,000 Jewish lives.

This was while many Protestant churches in Germany put Mein Kampf on their altars alongside the Bible.

That's not "passivity," it's something quite different.

[big'ol_freeper]

Therefore, according to the RCC, Hitler remained a Roman Catholic for his entire life.

Doc, that would make for an interesting argument on a thread about excommunication, and maybe we should have one, but I fail to see what that has to do with Martin Luther creating a culture in Germany that fostered Nazism. Nice straw man though.

[Gamecock]

Hmmmm.

Seems like the best way to refute a Catholic is to invite another Catholic to the discussion.