Flashermac Posted April 20, 2005 Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 Sort of like this fellow??? "Amsberg, Claus von (German-born Prince consort of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands) "Was put into Hitler Jugend (like every other boy in Nazi Germany) and was conscripted into Wehrmacht in 1944 at the age of 18. Became a member of the German 90th Armored Infantry Division in Italy in March 1945, but was captured by the US troops at Meran, Tyrol before he saw combat." p.s. Fly isn't THAT old! As I recall, his papa was forced to join though. p.p.s. I think the idea was to pick a Pope who would snuff it in a few years. The youngish ones are mainly of the liberal persuasion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamui Posted April 20, 2005 Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 As members of this board we are all bound to hell anyway, in the thinking of the catholic church. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentors Posted April 20, 2005 Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 i'm not a Catholic, nevertheless I wish Good luck to Pope Benedict XVI! Visit his fanclub (!) page: www.ratzingerfanclub.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lusty Posted April 21, 2005 Report Share Posted April 21, 2005 I'm a Catholic but I think its all a load of holier than thou,pious,money making bullshit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thai3 Posted April 21, 2005 Report Share Posted April 21, 2005 That's why we had the reformation, at least RC Church no longer sell indulgencies these days. The only christian sect that seems to walk the talk are the quakers.-peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spirit_of_town_hall Posted April 21, 2005 Report Share Posted April 21, 2005 From what I have read almost all German youths had to join Hitler Youth, especially when they were short of soldiers towards the end of the year. To hold that against him is unfair and chirlish. STH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamui Posted April 21, 2005 Report Share Posted April 21, 2005 That's right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous_Dog Posted April 21, 2005 Report Share Posted April 21, 2005 Salvo's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samak Posted April 21, 2005 Report Share Posted April 21, 2005 Nervous_Dog said:Hopefully the next one will be more progressive rom South America. Cardinals from South America and Africa are NOT more progressive; probably the opposite is true! it has to be considered, that the Roman Catholic Church needs a pope that has to serve for more than one billion Catholics living in very different social environments and not just for the progressive "elite" of the western world which is a small minority of the church. it has also to be considered that it is probably impossible to give unique advises on morality for over a billion people from totally different environments. people from this board would probably expect a Pope who will preach: "you shall fuck your neighbor as yourself - but use Bodyguard Condome!" but this would probably confuse hundred millions of members of the Catholic Church! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous_Dog Posted April 21, 2005 Report Share Posted April 21, 2005 It doesn;t have to be a bodyguard condom! I'd say the people most affected by a conservative pope are the poor in Africa, South America, whereever AIDS is going out of control. Not progressive westeners, which is where he is from! DOG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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