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In reply to the discussion: Pope Slams ‘Great Powers’ Over Mass Deaths in 20th Century [View all]Big Slim
(10 posts)2. Next he will blame us atheists.
I've read that had the Allies diverted flights of bombers so as to destroy the rail lines:
Hitler would have returned to his Plan A: gassing people in the backs of trucks with hoses running to the tailpipe. And/or: machine gunning them.
Then, the entire war might have been prolonged because not enough bombers had been used to destroy purely military targets.
Also,
the Pope's church nurtured anti-Semitism for many a century.
Also,
Hitler was blackmailing the church leadership, as he had info on their sexual activity with children.
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When the allies liberated the camps, they did not release the gay prisoners but transfered them
Bluenorthwest
Jun 2015
#1
Can you post sources to support this claim that homosexuals were detained while others were freed?
Pooka Fey
Jun 2015
#5
According to the link you posted, Germany processed reparations to gays in 2000
Pooka Fey
Jun 2015
#21
Are you holding this Pope responsible for all the horrible acts committed by the Catholic Church
Cal33
Jun 2015
#10
they are. if that is true, then they have to be personally responsible for the
roguevalley
Jun 2015
#30
Do you have a link or other reference to your statement that Hitler was blackmailing the church?
JDPriestly
Jun 2015
#11
I know that the leadership of the Catholic Church supported Hitler, but I am asking about
JDPriestly
Jun 2015
#15
Americans systematically exterminated and marginalized native people putting them into
roguevalley
Jun 2015
#27
he didn't. he's trying to make change. If he's got the historical guilt burden, get a history
roguevalley
Jun 2015
#28
The Catholic Church also knew of the Holocaust and did very little if anything to discourage
JDPriestly
Jun 2015
#8
So when the Pope uses denigrating speech about LGBT people and claims fighting our rights is God's
Bluenorthwest
Jun 2015
#13
Why on earth do you think Francis is under constant attack from the traditionalists?
Joe Chi Minh
Jun 2015
#17
You wanted him to change 2000 years of church history; and Benedict before him.
Joe Chi Minh
Jun 2015
#25
Well, I don't. I think Pius XII was derelict, to say the least, but alas that Tridentine
Joe Chi Minh
Jun 2015
#26
then tell me your country and I will tell you what shame you need to work on
roguevalley
Jun 2015
#29