Posted on 12/18/2015 1:12:26 PM PST by BlatherNaut
A new book reveals that Pope Pius XII was intimately involved in a plot to kill Hitler. His contacts with German Catholics from the days when he was Apostolic Nuncio put him in a unique position to orchestrate the overthrow of the tyrant. Today, it's difficult to imagine a pope strategizing the downfall of a dictator. But it's also difficult for us to imagine the terror that gripped Europe at that time. Extreme times call for extreme measures that are rarely contemplated in peace time...
...With all their good intentions, some bishops seem to have forgotten that the peaceable kingdom has not yet made its appearance. The lion and the lamb are not ready to lie down together, and the adder still bites.
Rather than condemning bloodshed after it happens, Catholic leaders should devote more of their energy to advancing policies that will not lead to situations in which bloodshed is the almost inevitable outcome.
(Excerpt) Read more at catholicworldreport.com ...
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not a bad theory you posited there.
“not a bad theory you posited there.”
God only knows
God makes his plan
The information’s unavailable
To the mortal man
We work our jobs
Collect our pay
Believe we’re gliding down the highway
When in fact we’re slip slidin’ away
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I believe Travis McGee is the Matthew Bracken mentioned in the article so I am pinging him in case he would like to chime in.
Says who? You don’t know what state that man’s soul is in, and you certainly will not know the state of that soul is in at that very moment of death God forbid should it ever occur in this manner. The fact you show no charity for that man’s soul first and foremost, is quite telling and not in keeping with our Lord. A man who gets to decide on his own what is a martyr and isn’t. Quite the prideful soul there. You sound like those bishops who are unfathful to the Church that in part allowed all this to happen because they refused to teach the fullness of truth. You are in serious error just like those unfaithful. Pride is a deadly sin. Humble yourself or the same fate that awaits those unfaithful bishops who don’t repent will be your destiny as well.
That man is not Catholic. Anyone with Sensus Catholicus can see that. This has nothing to do with pride and everything to do with sensus catholicus.
Unless he converts to the Catholic Faith, he can not die a Catholic martyr.
Boy they sure have been the last to get the bomb and to develop a world class military anything. Starting with us sure seems the last way to take over the world. Some of their leaders must be nuts.
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