Fuxxake, THIS again? Given how much everyone (apart from a coterie of full-blown whack-a-loons) is pushing and shoving to denounce Hitler, does it make all that much difference which religion he claims?
Suppose for the nonce that Hitler was indeed a Catholic - he accepted the authority of the Pope, believed in transubstantiation, the Sacraments, and all the rest of it. How does his mindless butchery of 'non-Aryans' in any way invalidate Catholicism? I was raised in a Catholic household: went to Mass and Sunday school, did my catechism, was confirmed, etc, etc. I don't recall any Catholic dogma or doctrine instructing me to kill all the Jews in Europe.
No matter what religious label people want to stick on Hitler, it isn't going to fit properly. Can't we just call him a Hitlerite and leave it at that?
Boru
Suppose for the nonce that Hitler was indeed a Catholic - he accepted the authority of the Pope, believed in transubstantiation, the Sacraments, and all the rest of it. How does his mindless butchery of 'non-Aryans' in any way invalidate Catholicism? I was raised in a Catholic household: went to Mass and Sunday school, did my catechism, was confirmed, etc, etc. I don't recall any Catholic dogma or doctrine instructing me to kill all the Jews in Europe.
No matter what religious label people want to stick on Hitler, it isn't going to fit properly. Can't we just call him a Hitlerite and leave it at that?
Boru
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