"A lie repeated often enough becomes truth."
I'm sick of hearing Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, Pope Benedict XVI, being referred to as a Nazi.
Of course, it's not surprising to hear liberals call people "Nazis". We've heard that Bush is a Nazi. Cheney is a Nazi. Generally, it's a term liberals apply to anyone with whom they disagree. For instance, Senator Robert Byrd used it to refer to Republicans in regard to the judicial nominee debate.
In the case of Pope Benedict, it's a bit different. Unlike Bush and other conservatives, he actually was involved with Nazism; however, not as a supporter of Hitler, but as a victim.
In spite of the unfortunate headline, The Sun explains the Pope's connection to the dark force of Nazism.
Young Joseph was just six when Hitler came to power. He was sheltered from the Nazi movement by his father, who moved the family several times in an attempt to escape Hitler’s tentacles.
When his father retired in 1937, the family moved to Traunstein, a staunchly Catholic Bavarian town.
Joseph joined the Hitler Youth in 1941, shortly after membership became compulsory as World War II raged. Two years later he was sent to join an anti-aircraft unit.
The new Pontiff insists he never fired a shot.
And in April 1944, after being sent to Hungary, where he saw Jews being herded to death camps, he deserted.
His elder brother Georg, who was ordained as a priest in 1951 at the same time as Joseph, said that resistance to joining the Hitler Youth movement was "truly impossible".
And the Pope’s supporters say that his experiences under the Nazis convinced him of the church’s role as the guardian of truth and freedom.
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It took great courage to desert. No doubt, that move could have cost young Joseph his life. Although required to join the Hitler Youth movement, he refused to stay.
The new Pope took a stand against the atrocities he saw being committed. He rejected the evil of Nazism.
Pope Benedict XVI is NOT the Nazi pope.
Wednesday, April 20, 2005
The Nazi Pope
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Disgraceful !!!!
Here is an account of the of a certain US Senator's adult choices
"This ex-Klansman wasn't just a passive member of the nation's most notorious hate group. According to news accounts and biographical information, Sen. Byrd was a "Kleagle" -- an official recruiter who signed up members for $10 a head. He said he joined because it "offered excitement" and because the Klan was an "effective force" in "promoting traditional American values." Nothing like the thrill of gathering 'round a midnight bonfire, roasting s'mores, tying nooses, and promoting white supremacy with a bunch of your hooded friends.
The ex-Klansman allegedly ended his ties with the group in 1943. He may have stopped paying dues, but he continued to pay homage to the KKK. Republicans in West Virginia discovered a letter Sen. Byrd had written to the Imperial Wizard of the KKK three years after he says he abandoned the group. He wrote: "The Klan is needed today as never before and I am anxious to see its rebirth here in West Virginia" and "in every state in the Union."
The ex-Klansman later filibustered the landmark 1964 Civil Rights Act -- supported by a majority of those "mean-spirited" Republicans -- for more than 14 hours. He also opposed the nominations of the Supreme Court's two black justices, liberal Thurgood Marshall and conservative Clarence Thomas. In fact, the ex-Klansman had the gall to accuse Justice Thomas of "injecting racism" into the Senate hearings. Meanwhile, author Graham Smith recently discovered another letter Sen. Byrd wrote after he quit the KKK, this time attacking desegregation of the armed forces."
Which is worse? A kid forced to join - who risks his life to desert or an adult that was making personal choices????
Double standard anyone???
Excellent points!
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