Tuesday, May 30, 2006

Pope at Auschwitz?

Reuters reports:

"Ending a four-day pilgrimage to Poland on Sunday, the 79-year-old pontiff reflected on how hard it was for a German to visit the former Nazi death camp and how challenging the evil committed there was for anyone who believed in a loving God.

And
"'God, why did you remain silent?' Rome's La Repubblica quoted him as asking in reference to the killing there of about 1,5-million people, mostly Jews."

And
One sore point is that the Vatican has not opened all its wartime files to historians, who want to know what Pius knew, when he knew it and what he discussed with his aides about it. - Reuters"
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Dear God, why did you let your body on earth (the Chruch) remain silent? Why did the man who wore the fisherman's ring not speak out? Why did the Catholic Church abandon its pastoral duty to catholics living in the Third Reich by not providing admonition of their sins of cooperating with an evil government and immoral orders? Many Christians (including Pius XII) committed sins of omission (not speaking out or opposing), as well as comission (aiding and assisting). This pope is not "the pole" and early signs of his replacement do not arrive accompanied "white smoke" of truth and hope.

I don't normally post in this manner and on these topics, but I was offended deeply by the words the Pope used and found them far from the Word he should be proclaiming. If you feel I am wrong, google "Deitrich Bonehoffer" and read for a bit. . .

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