I hope none of my Catholic readers are offended, but this man (the Pope) is a jackass. Here's what he actually said:
"In the 20th century, in the darkest period of German and European history, an insane racist ideology, born of neo-paganism, gave rise to the attempt, planned and systematically carried out by the regime, to exterminate European Jewry."
Excuse me???!!! "Neo-pagans" were responsible for Nazism? Uh, maybe this bonehead needs to get reacquainted with the the most famous Christian of the 20th century. Hint: He was born in Austria, tried to take over the world, and no, he’s not the Governor of California.
Nary a word about Catholic complicity in the Holocaust - nope, that was all us "neo-pagans"!
Take a look at your history, Mr. Pontiff, and tell me what you see. I see the Spanish Inquisition persecuting Jews, and pagan Lithuania as the only country in Europe willing to accept them. I see "Passion Plays", pogroms and ghettos - in fact, I see a rampart hatred of "Christ-killers" all over the Christian world. I see the Nazi's throwing the "neo-pagan" runemaster Friedrich Bernhard Marby into Dachau, and imprisoning many other occultists who disapproved of their usurpation of pagan symbology. I see the Vatican, represented by a man who would become Pope Pius XII, signing a concordat with Hitler.
People who live in glass houses should refrain from tossing rocks ...
Pope Benedict, making a historic visit on Friday to a synagogue once destroyed by the Nazis, said Christians and Jews must join forces so the "insane racist ideology" that led to the Holocaust never resurfaces.
link to Soma Review via The Wildhunt Weblog
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