[Campion]

Unlike your pope.

The Pope, as you may know, was a draftee who deserted his post and walked home, risking a death sentence in doing so.

[Dr. Eckleburg]

Ratzinger deserted at the same time most of the German army was deserting in the face of the oncoming Allied assault.

For the same reason.

German soldiers had lost the war and wanted to escape rather than face capture and retribution.

[Judith Anne]

You may or may not know this, but Pope Benedict XVI’s WWII history is a favorite memes of the anti-Catholic bigots on FR. Many have educated themselves thoroughly in every half-baked vicious rumor they can find, about him.

Which is surprising, considering the anti-semitic positions of many of the reformers. And their “churches.”

I can only conclude that they would rather criticize the Holy Father for ANYTHING, true or false, than examine their own consciences.