(June 14, 2012 at 12:43 am)cato123 Wrote: But, the pope never excommunicated Hitler, did he?It's hardly needed, excommunication is latae sententiae in the case of heresy so Hitler was certainly excommunicated the second he went off with positive Christianity and such. Excommunication is a medicinal penalty as well, so I am not sure what you think that it would do.
Now as for the rest of your post:
1) No, the Vicar of Christ has no "revelatory power". The age of general revelation ended with the Age of the Apostles.
2) Being surrounded by fascist Italy puts the people of Vatican city in a rather precarious position because the Swiss Guard isn't exactly a modern military. That being said I think Venerable Pope Pius XII did quite a lot, I only mentioned this fact because in spite of that, he hid many Jewish people in the Vatican, arranged for emergency passports for many more, condemned anti-Semitism and genocide, ordered clergy to do whatever they could to help Jewish people, and authored the very first condmenation of Nazi Germany by any major institution.
There have been hateful and wicked Popes through history, I have no idea why some anti-Catholics are so desperate to jump on Venerable Pope Pius XII of all people. He is personally one of my favorite Popes.
3) "Mysterious ways" has nothing to do with any of it. What part of this is mysterious to you?
Mary Immaculate, star of the morning
Chosen before the creation began
Chosen to bring for your bridal adorning
Woe to the serpent and rescue to man.
Sinners, we honor your sinless perfection;
Fallen and weak, for your pity we plead;
Grand us the shield of your sovereign protection,
Measure your aid by the depth of our need.
Bend from your throne at the voice of our crying,
Bend to this earth which your footsteps have trod;
Stretch out your arms to us, living and dying,
Mary Immaculate, Mother of God.
Chosen before the creation began
Chosen to bring for your bridal adorning
Woe to the serpent and rescue to man.
Sinners, we honor your sinless perfection;
Fallen and weak, for your pity we plead;
Grand us the shield of your sovereign protection,
Measure your aid by the depth of our need.
Bend from your throne at the voice of our crying,
Bend to this earth which your footsteps have trod;
Stretch out your arms to us, living and dying,
Mary Immaculate, Mother of God.
