New Pope Thread

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But a person who served in the German army during that time period was a Nazi. That was the Nazi army. That's the term. I'm sure he did it against his will. That doesn't make him any less of an ex-Nazi.

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No thats not true - thr Wehrmacht and the NSDAP were always separate organs. The NSDAP had their own paramilitary unit in the form of the Brownshirts, and later a formal unit in the SS. But there was no requirement to be a member of the Nazi party in order to be in the Wehrmacht or one of its officers.I dont knownmuch about Ratzinger in this regard but it was mentioned last night that he was conscripted into the Hitler Youth.

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I don't expect non-Catholics to be in agreement with, or pleased with, all or even any aspects of Catholic moral teaching. This would be naively unrealistic. It would, however, be helpful if they were fully informed as to whether what it is they are criticizing is in fact the case.

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Gee, I seem to remember making a similar point to you Paisano, but IIRC you called me a fanatical dogmatist for doing so.