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To: Dr. Eckleburg
That enclyclical did nothing to curtail Hitler. All it did was to cushion the Roman Catholic schools and churches in Italy.

??? Mit Brennender Sorge had nothing to do with Italy, wasn't directed to the Italian church, was written in German, not Italian, etc.

You might as well say that it contained a good recipe for fettucini alfredo; that would make as much sense.

Why was Hitler not [formally, by decree, by name, as an individual] excommunicated, while Luther was? Easy: Luther was a theologian, was a churchman, and was a priest.

Hitler was none of those things. He wasn't a practicing Catholic at all after 1918. (Posting a picture of him leaving a Protestant church after giving a campaign speech doesn't prove he's a practicing Catholic, sorry.)

And, as you have been reminded -- is it maybe a hundred times by now? -- Hitler was excommunicated latae sententiae (automatically), many hundreds of times over. Every time one of his minions, on his orders, beat up, tortured, or killed another Catholic priest or religious, that's an excommunicable offense.

343 posted on 01/03/2011 9:25:18 PM PST by Campion
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To: Campion
And, as you have been reminded -- is it maybe a hundred times by now? -- Hitler was excommunicated latae sententiae (automatically), many hundreds of times over. Every time one of his minions, on his orders, beat up, tortured, or killed another Catholic priest or religious, that's an excommunicable offense.

Keep posting that cop-out. It makes the RCC look as hypocritical as it always has been.

I don't have time to repost the endless evidence so here's a nice, short recap of Hitler's Roman Catholicism...

Adolf Hitler is a Catholic.

According to Shirer's The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, Adolf Hitler was born into the Catholic faith. He dictated Mein Kampf to a Catholic priest. Someone listed him as Catholic on his death certificate.

Hitler regarded himself as a Catholic until he died. "I am now as before a Catholic and will always remain so," he told Gerhard Engel, one of his generals, in 1941.

the Pope was to publicly describe Hitler's opposition to Russia as a "high-minded gallantry in defense of the foundation of Christian culture. "Several German bishops openly supported Hitler's invasion of Russia, calling it a "European crusade." One bishop exhorted all Catholics to fight for "a victory that will allow Europe to breathe freely again and will promise all nations a new future. "

On April 20, 1939, Archbishop Orsenigo celebrated Hitler's birthday. The celebrations, initiated by Pacelli (Pope Pius XII) became a tradition. Each April 20, Cardinal Bertram of Berlin was to send "warmest congratulations to the Fuëhrer in the name of the bishops and the dioceses in Germany" and added with "fervent prayers which the Catholics of Germany are sending to heaven on their altars."

"During Hitler's fiftieth birthday celebration, special votive masses were held in every German church "to implore God's blessing upon Fuhrer and people," and the Bishop of Mainz called upon Catholics in his diocese to pray specifically for "the Fuhrer and Chancellor, the inspirer, enlarger and protector of the Reich." The Pope did not fail to send his congratulations. on Catholics in his diocese to pray specifically for "the Fuhrer and Chancellor, the inspirer, enlarger and protector of the Reich."


363 posted on 01/03/2011 10:17:52 PM PST by Dr. Eckleburg (("I don't think they want my respect; I think they want my submission." - Flemming Rose))
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