Weren't Stalin and Mao atheists? Hitler was catholic,but what truly evil man simply called himself Christian?

Question

I am Christian not Catholic, they worship Mary, and saints and statues, I do not, and never will. I do not use prayer beads or have ashes smeared on my forehead with no Biblical justification. Therefore Catholics are not Christians, they are idolators.

Mad world


That is the nature of Islam "mad at the world." go read the words of your pedophile prophet. pork be upon him

Smarty pants

Catholics were not the original Christians or their prayer beads, and Hail Mary's would be in the Bible wouldn't they????

Change your name to Dummy Pants.

Answer 1

Contrary to popular belief, Hitler was no Christian. If he even considered that thought, it certainly was not made manifest in his actions. He was no more Christian than Satan is.

Answer 2

Well contrary to many answers Hitlers Christian/Catholic influence had a great deal to do with his actions and attitudes. At the time there was a huge amount of anti semitism manifest in the Catholic ideology. A modern Catholic simply tries to deny the fact because they don't understand the history and the true animosity present for the Jews in the Catholic world at the time. Add to that the fact that the Church avoided any attacks on Hitlers ideology because their continued survival and influence was much more important than what was right. It seems based on their efforts to cover for molester priests for 4 decades or more that their attitude hasn't changed much in that regard. As for evil Christians one need go no further than the first big one, Constantine,who when he made Christianity the official religion in order to protect his kingdom from turmoil being caused by early Christians brutally oppressed those who were foolish enough not to fall in line and give up their religions and customs,people who were once his fellow pagans.

As for Vlad III the fact is he was attacked and defended his homeland,as his father had done before him,and while he definitely did horrendous acts in order to win,when you consider how outmatched he was it makes sense,he needed to make an impression that would push his enemies away in terror and it worked. The evidence of that is the fact that his name is so easily used to describe brutality to this day, even by those who know nothing more about him than his moniker as Vlad the Impaler.

AD

Answer 3

Hilter could've said he was a Catholic all day long, that doesn't mean it's true. He was a big old liar so why would be truthful at claiming a religion? No religion justifies genocide so just because Hitler claimed to a Catholic, that doesn't mean he was evil because he was a supposed Catholic. I think that's the point you're trying to make, right? You don't agree with Catholicism or Atheism so, you find the worst examples of those folks as if their beliefs are bad because they did horrific things.

This is a morality issue, not a religious issue. Anyone that isn't evil doesn't necessarily believe in God or is religious. A religion doesn't make you do the right thing or be a good person.

As far as Catholicism not being Christian, it's apples & oranges man. It's all the same. Only the details are different.

Answer 4

Okay, let's get this straight.

Stalin and Mao were both Atheists. That is true. But, do you think that they carried out their atrocities in the name of "nothing"?

Hitler was a Catholic, and therefore a Christian. In case you didn't know, Catholics are the original Christians. Hitler was not a lapsed Christian either, Mein Kampf is littered with religious references. This theme carried on in many of his later speeches and writing.

"I am convinced that I am acting as the agent of our Creator. By fighting off the Jews. I am doing the Lord's work." This is a quote from Mein Kampf that he also used in a Reichstag speech in 1938.

Hitler amalgamated church and state. Wehrmacht troops even had "Gott mit uns" [God is with us] inscribed on their belt buckles.

Germany was a Christian state, pure and simple.

Answer 5

So? Hitler we are not sure of probably not But for truly evil Christians look no further than the Holly Inquisition and one of their more notorious members ,Torquemada. English History well what can I say about Bloody Mary queen of the Scotch. How about Vlad the Impaler. Pope Urban of first crusade fame. The list is endless. The stories are horrifying. And they were all Christians, good Christians. I do not want even to imagine what a bad Christian could achieve.

Answer 6

Yes, atheism is a goal of communism, but it's not responsible for wars.

All protestant denominations have their origins in the catholic church. Catholicism is the original branch of christianity...all others came from it.

Catholics pray to Mary for guidance. It's an act of honor, not worship. The same is true for saints. The rosary is, at its core, a means to keep track of a large number of prayers. It's only a tool, not a holy relic. Some people have their rosaries blessed, but that's a sign of respect for the ritual of prayer...

As for an evil man who calls himself christian...George W. Bush comes to mind readily.

Answer 7

If you just swap the names of people, ethnic groups and cities, Hitler, Stalin and Mao would all have been great leaders in the Lord's service in the Old Testament. No shortage of 'ethnic cleansing' there.

You're missing the point entirely. They may have been atheist countries on a technicality, but they were anything but secular countries. They replaced religion with worship of the political leadership. Just look at North Korea where Kim Il Sung and his dad are worshipped like Gods.

Edit:
Oh crap, I should have read the other questions first. And your response to them. You're a child. Speak to your parents and stop wasting our time.

Answer 8

the quick answer is that no, faith and irreligion had no longer something to do with the strikes of those 2 men. They have been fantastic products of fantastic circumstances. There are some inaccuracies on your checklist, although. working example: At 40 two, Stalin became a in demand determine interior the Soviet management, even though it became 1920 - Lenin became and might stay the commonplace determine until eventually 1924. At 40 two, Hitler became the unquestioned chief of the Nazi social gathering, even though it does no longer be for 2 greater years that he got here into political ability and four greater earlier he thoroughly consolidated ability into the Nazi regime. At 33, Hitler did no longer lead a "revival" of the Nazi social gathering - it were formed in basic terms some years earlier, and he grew to alter into its chief in 1921, at age 32. He became many times to blame for its marvelous develop and attractiveness, yet he became imprisoned in 1923 and the social gathering became set back for a quick time. At 33, Stalin became in exile in Siberia; in basic terms a year later he outraged Lenin by ability of calling for team spirit with the Mensheviks. Georgia, on the time of Stalin's start, became a factor of the Russian Empire, and in no experience became his relocation to the political centers of Russia such as Hitler's relocation from Austria to Germany.

Answer 9

OK, that's all fine and good if you don't do those things, but you really have no justification in saying Catholics aren't Christians. They do things differently from you, but that doesn't mean they aren't Christians. Episcopal and Eastern Orthodox use prayer beads too. Are they not Christians either?

Answer 10

Hitler may have been raised in some faith but it was rejected and he was one of those who believe that the one in possession of the sword that stabbed Christ on the cross would give him domain over the world . That to me is an Antichrist if any of this stuff is true as it probably can not be substantiated .But the ideology of atheism has in no way anything to with the political agendas or principles of mass murder for political power. If you think of it the degree of evil might not translate into the degree of success in atrocity.

Answer 11

Hitler was into the occult in a HUGE way, he put together a team to form a 'new' religion based on ancient Norse and 'Aryan' mythology. I think he was a child of Catholic parents, but I don't recall that he ever made an issue of being Catholic.