Was the current Pope Benedict Ratzinger a member of the Nazi part when he was in Germany?
2006-12-07 08:37:57 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
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2006-12-07 08:38:33 · update #1
What is a Grand Inquisitor
2006-12-07 08:56:23 · update #2
Yes
When he was a Nazi youth, he helped locate Jews for the final solution. History is changed for this Cathilic; but the truth is there. He also delivered the ashes of the enemies of the state to the families. So, he also tormented the non-Jew population. God will judge him one day. He must face his crimes before Almighty God.
2006-12-08 12:03:52 · answer #1 · answered by imacatlick2 2 · 2⤊ 4⤋
The general consensus seems to be that, like many other German boys of that time, he was a member of the Hitler Youth. He says that he was forced into it, and was not a member for long.
This is from Wikipedia:
"Following his fourteenth birthday in 1941, Ratzinger was enrolled in the Hitler Youth (a paramilitary organization of the Nazi Party) - membership being legally required after December 1936 - but was an unenthusiastic member and refused to attend meetings. His father was a bitter enemy of Nazism, believing it conflicted with the Catholic faith."
2006-12-07 08:43:07 · answer #2 · answered by thaliax 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No.
The Pope is not and never has been a Nazi. He unfortunately was born and grew up in a country ruled by the Nazi party.
Do you think that every draftee in the Nazi German Army was a Nazi? If you do then you are very naive.
Just hope and pray that you do not have to make a decision to be executed or live and fight for a government in which you do not believe.
Do you believe that every German citizen was guilty of the holocaust. Even if they could do something about it, most did not even learn about the "final solution" until after the war was over.
You and I live in a very different world that the Pope did in 1930s and 1940s Germany. I suggest you do not be so quick to judge others.
With love in Christ.
2006-12-07 17:05:25 · answer #3 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
So what's the problem? We all know that none of the Nazis were "real" Christians.
Even more interesting is the function of Cardinal Ratzinger. He was the head of the "Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith" which is the office in charge of "the Index." The Index of forbidden books was not abolished until 1966! Isn't it a shame that Catholics are no longer protected from such obscene reading?
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2006-12-07 09:01:42 · answer #4 · answered by Hatikvah 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, he was. But looking at this is context we find that nearly all the children in Germany at that time were forced to participate in the Hitler Youth. If you didnt participate in such things it would be highly likely your family would be called traitors and killed in some way or another. On the upside, Ratzinger did manage to escape fairly soon after that.
This is a very big issue for anti-Catholics, but so is any dirt they can find on any leader or person associated with the Catholic Church. The important thing is to find all the facts and examine them, and not to judge or finalize a decision on hearsay.
2006-12-07 08:47:07 · answer #5 · answered by janet 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hitler Youth. He enrolled in 1941, after it had been made mandatory. It happened to every young German man back then.
Hitler was not a fan of Catholicism. The Nazis mixed Lutheran belief with some paganism.
2006-12-07 08:45:33 · answer #6 · answered by Pico 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was a member of Hitler's Youth. And he's a Grand Inquisitor.
2006-12-07 08:53:42 · answer #7 · answered by Kithy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the man is in his 70s or even 80, he would have been pretty young to have been in the Nazi party. WWII ended in 1945.
2006-12-07 08:41:49 · answer #8 · answered by beez 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was a member of the Hitler Youth. See link below.
2006-12-07 08:42:18 · answer #9 · answered by Darlene G 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He lived in Germany as a Child.
EVERYONE who was not Jewish was automatically a member of the Nazi party.
He did not participate in ANY Nazi groups or commit any crimes against anyone, and he left as soon as he could.
If you want the truth about this look more here:
www.Catholic.org or
www.Catholic.com
2006-12-07 08:42:15 · answer #10 · answered by C 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋