Catholics don’t like to be reminded that Hitler was one of theirs, or that his Catholic upbringing steeped him in anti-semitism. He often referred to his drive to exterminate the Jews as the “Lord’s Work”, from his writing in Mein Kampf to his public addresses during the Nazi years.
If the current Pope doesn’t want to embrace Hitler’s legacy as a Catholic one (as Pope Pius XII did in 1939), then it seems unfair of him to attempt to link Communism with Atheism.
That’s being awfully selective with history.
Communism demands Atheism
Seems strange that an educated atheist could state, with a straight face, that Pius XII “embraced Hitlers legacy” in 1939.
Hitler’s did not, by definition, have a legacy until after 1945. And Pius XII was regarded as “righteous amongst the gentiles” by the many, many Jews who spoke lovingly of him at his funeral.
You can look through the quotes at his funeral for yourself. You won’t find Golda Meir, or the Rabbi of Rome saying “ ... and best of all, he really embraced Hitler’s legacy”
“If the current Pope doesn’t want to embrace Hitler’s legacy as a Catholic one (as Pope Pius XII did in 1939), then it seems unfair of him to attempt to link Communism with Atheism.”
This is a calumny and is entirely false!!!! So quit repeating such nonsence on this forum, PLEASE. Neither P Benedict XVI or P Pius XII were ever part of the Nazi movement. P Pius saved many Jewish people during WWII. Also, the Catholic population os Germany was the most vocal against the Third Reich. Monasteries were pillaged and monks imprisoned for merely resisting the Nazi movement. Before you write such silly things, you ought to study Nazi Germany better!