If "Operation Valkyrie" was a success in killing Hitler, his assassins would today be known as...
Heroes or murderers?
Heroes or murderers?
Even though the operation failed, the Lutheran church is still left with a variation of that question.
Bonhoffer's death date appears on the Lutheran calendar of Commemorations, a calendar which includes such universally undisputed Saints as Patrick of Ireland and Martyrs such as Polycarp of Symrna.
The calendar rubrics indicate that white vestments are to be used for Saints' Commemorations, red for Martyrs.
So which color should be used for Bonhoffer?
The rubrics say red, but I find that problematic because he did not really die for the Faith.