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Post by Claret & Blue Army on Apr 19, 2005 17:45:46 GMT 1
Well a new one is with us in septugenarian German (Ex Hitler Youth  ) Benedict XVI Long may he reign |
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Post by PW on Apr 19, 2005 19:21:54 GMT 1
Also known as Joseph Ratzinger, the 'Panzer Cardinal'.
Hmm...should provide the Catholic Church with a safe interim solution while one of the younger (and possibly non-European) cardinals is groomed to take his place-there is talk on the Internet of an African who is held in much respect by his peers...
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Post by Ebony on Apr 19, 2005 19:24:23 GMT 1
Aged 78, he is old enough to allow chances for others to take his place.
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Post by Claret & Blue Army on Apr 20, 2005 17:29:50 GMT 1
Very much a hardliner as far as Catholicism goes by all accounts
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Post by Bulin Wall on Apr 20, 2005 19:18:29 GMT 1
(Ex Hitler Youth ) Let's not let some good racial stereotyping get in the way of facts. He did join the Hitler Youth at 14 but he did not agree with the Nazis and deserted from the army prior to the end of the war. Isn't it about time we stopped assuming that every German over a certain age is a Nazi, especially as I can't imagine that anyone on this forum was alive during WWII. |
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Post by Claret & Blue Army on Apr 21, 2005 17:32:09 GMT 1
Well if we're still at odds with the French over 1066 the Germans have some catching up to do ;D That said I quite like Germans following an unforgettable German exchange trip at school  |
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) Benedict XVI
