So how BAD is Ratiznger?

[JamboGuide]

I dont know much or anything about him BUT that he was a Nazi or a member of the Nazi party. How does he stand on issues and how far back will he turn the church.

[Sandpiper]

1. Well, he was a member of the Hitler Youth

But that was mandatory for German children at the time, so it's not necessarily fair to hold that against him.

He is a knuckle-dragging conservative though.

[RetroLounge]

4. knuckle-dragging conservative -> Nazi

Redundant.

RL

[devilgrrl]

7. "He is a knuckle-dragging conservative though"

Yeah... a nazi. :sarcasm:

[ananda]

2. hardline orthodox

Rat-zinger is very hardline orthodox and very regressive.

Horrible!

Sue

[mmonk]

3. Things will stay the same.

I don't think he had a choice on the Hitler Youth thing.

[Divameow77]

12. Even if you can't blame the Hitler Youth

on him, it still probably had an influence on him and how he might think. Then again maybe not.

[mmonk]

17. I think their parents

had to decide whether their children should be allowed to be considered an enemy of the state or not. It is interesting the anti-Nazi pope was followed by one that was in the Hitler Youth though.

[mmonk]

19. I wonder if my father

is rolling over in his grave. He fought the Nazis (79th Infantry Div.). He was also Catholic.

[JerseygirlCT]

20. Things will stay the same, b/c he's been basically

playing Cheney at the Vatican for years. The power behind the throne.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

5. He is incredibly right wing.

It's odd he chose Benedict as his name, the last benedict was a moderate. Anyway, note the pope's shift to the right as he got sicker. I blame that squarely on Ratzinger.





Benedict XVI

[Arkana]

8. ROFLMAO

"Use your aggressive feelings, boy! Let the hate flow through you!"

[lala_rawraw]

9. He is playing into the OD prophecy of

the 2 last popes that mark the end of times... nice move, make the fundies more excited

[iamjoy]

15. What Is OD Prophecy? (eom)

[expatriot]

14. Maybe he likes his eggs a certain way or he is a British loyalist? nt

[lala_rawraw]

6. Member of OD...

Hitler Youth... bad enough yet? Bush fave, bad enough yet?

[JamboGuide]

10. I thought....

Someone named Schoenberg?? was Bushs fave. The one Bush was pushing for.

[Hand]

13. Well, see--Ratzinger's got one good point after all! nt

[democracyindanger]

11. He's publicly derided other religions as "false"

I'm not Catholic, and today I'm glad I'm not. I'd be pretty damn pissed off about now.

[Southsideirish]

16. When I was a kid it was a sin to go into a Protestant church. I wonder if

"we" will go back to that. I'm sure my loony right wing relatives who are so far to the right they thought Pope JP II was a left wing nut will be thrilled.

[leftchick]

I am a pissed off Catholic...

I never thought he would be picked. This is a centuries step backwards. OMG. It is now time for me to seriously look at Episcopalians and Greek Orthodox.

Yikes this is scary!

[tridim]

18. I assume he wont do anything about the altar boy problem?

Are the pedophiles in the church having a party today?