the Big Meddler

HUH, What in the heck are you talking about Prince? Oh, and do you come in a can? HA, sorry,I just couldn't resist.

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Originally posted by DONNA C:
HUH, What in the heck are you talking about Prince? Oh, and do you come in a can? HA, sorry,I just couldn't resist.

you know who I am talking about, who have they been playing kiss a** to all day?

Oh, are you talking about?????hmmm, the guy who everybody worships, as in church worship?

Yes, Joseph Ratzinger, former SS party member. Sometimes I really love our government.

Huh, I thought he was talking about Donky Kong!

HAHA

What ya'll got against the Pope? His Popeness is just here visiting the U.S. He's not like moving over here or anything. He's just a visiting.

Are you talking about Danny Pope? Could it be the same Danny Pope I went to High School with? Haven't seen him in years! And he brought money with him? Party must be at his Mom's. Get back to ya later with details!

I dunno Maggie, His name might Be Danny, but dont' hold me to that, I can't swear to it, but if I see him, I'll ask him if he knows you. Can I get back with ya on that one?

Pope Benedict was never a member of the SS, the armed forces of the NSDAP. He was a member of the Hitler Youth, for a time. He was drafted into the German Army and spent time in an anti-aircraft unit.

Pope John Paul was a factory work and a member of the Polish underground that fought the Germans. Yet, Benedict and he were close friends. Please get your stories straight before posting. Otherwise, you come off as foolish. No, I am not a catholic.

Mea culpa. I had read several articles stating he was a member of the Nazi Party. I see, he was only a member of the Hitler youth. I am not at all surprised that he and Karol Wojtyla were friends.

Its my understanding a former head of the Alabama VA was a Hitler Jugend.

PA -- did it hurt when you got your piercing?

Howard, my point, and I certainly did not state it clearly, is that anyone who has been associated with Hitler and the Nazi party have been denied entrance to the US (if such association is known). Now we allow Mr. Ratzinger to enter the county, even for religious or political reasons. What kind of message does that send about us?

Oh, and, PA, am I correct that you're a veteran (on our side--not anyone else's)?

The pope is a head of State, to not allow him in would negate treaties. In general, the rule about certain organizations applies to adults, not to chilren.

Hi FirenzeVeritas,

Do you happen to recall a group of Germans, led by Werner von Braun, who took over Huntsville's Redstone Arsenal in the late 1950s and 1960s? They lived in an exclusive portion of Huntsville, and a Huntsville radio station played several hours of German music every afternoon.

I lived in Huntsville in the 1960s -- and the name von Braun was highly respected.

That group of Germans put America on the moon and jump started all of our space explorations. Without them, Russia would have controlled space.

Von Braun and his team of German scientists gave Germany jet powered aircraft before America had them. We were very fortunate to have this group of Germans come to America.

So, I would say that we have welcomed Hitler's Germans into our bosom long before any papal visit.

God bless, have a wonderful, blessed day,

Bill

Yes, Bill, I've read extensively about Von Braun and the other German scientists. One of his group lives in retirement in the Center Star community. The son of another was a patient of mine at Huntsville Hospital.

Interestingly enough, there wasn't even a Lutheran church in H'ville until the Germans came. They brought many traditions including living sans carpeting in their homes.

I have also read that these individuals were vetted by our governemnt, for better or worse. I do think for the better. I simply feel that given his background, Ratzinger was a poor choice for the papacy, but since I'm not a Catholic, it obviously does not affect me directly.