Pope Benedict had nothing to do with the Holocaust even though he is from Germany. What’s the link otherwise? This is like any John or Jane Doe in America being tagged as a terrorist because of what Timothy McVeigh did to his own fellow countrymen.
Two quick questions, if the Vatican wants to be friendly with Israel. First is why not simply apologize for helping many Nazi’s flee to South America at the end of WW2? Second is why not excommunicate Hitler when so many protestants who didn’t kill anyone have been? I’m not talking about the new pope on a personal level, but to the Vatican as a whole. The College cares nothing about peace in the Middle East but its own personal power. If they really cared about peace, there would be a cardinal at every conflict trying to resolve it.
Michigander about 15 years ago
Pope Benedict had nothing to do with the Holocaust even though he is from Germany. What’s the link otherwise? This is like any John or Jane Doe in America being tagged as a terrorist because of what Timothy McVeigh did to his own fellow countrymen.
Simon_Jester about 15 years ago
Pope Benedict was in the Hitler Youth as a boy…that’s the link, for whatever it’s worth.
DSheltie about 15 years ago
Two quick questions, if the Vatican wants to be friendly with Israel. First is why not simply apologize for helping many Nazi’s flee to South America at the end of WW2? Second is why not excommunicate Hitler when so many protestants who didn’t kill anyone have been? I’m not talking about the new pope on a personal level, but to the Vatican as a whole. The College cares nothing about peace in the Middle East but its own personal power. If they really cared about peace, there would be a cardinal at every conflict trying to resolve it.