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To: NYer
I never knew about the Cardinal ordering armbands for statues of Christ or the Virgin Mary. What a powerful statement and vivid reminder for all parishioners.
4 posted on 02/21/2009 4:17:41 PM PST by Volunteer (Though I know that the hypnotized never lie, do ya? - The Who)
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To: Volunteer

Cardinal von Faulhaber ordered yellow armbands with the Star of David to be placed on all the statues of Christ and Mary throughout his Archdiocese. Cardinal von Faulhaber’s courageous actions infuriated Hitler and the Nazi leaders, but the Gestapo didn’t dare remove the yellow armbands for fear of a Catholic uprising.
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If removing symbolic armbands from statues would have caused an uprising - why was there not an uprising? Far worse things happened than that.


7 posted on 02/21/2009 10:51:43 PM PST by heartwood (Tarheel in exile)
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