Re: [PEN-L] God's Rotweiler (from Jim Craven)

2005-04-21 Thread Jim Devine
They claim Ratzinger was coerced into joining the Hitler Youth at 14 (yet the pictures of him show him goose-stepping with a pronounced shit-eating grin.) They also touted as a positive that Ratzinger was a deserter from the Wermacht (he was a shell passer for an anti-craft battery). The

Re: [PEN-L] God's Rotweiler (from Jim Craven)

2005-04-21 Thread Carl Remick
From: Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED] They claim Ratzinger was coerced into joining the Hitler Youth at 14 (yet the pictures of him show him goose-stepping with a pronounced shit-eating grin.) They also touted as a positive that Ratzinger was a deserter from the Wermacht (he was a shell passer

Re: [PEN-L] God's Rotweiler (from Jim Craven)

2005-04-21 Thread David B. Shemano
James Devine writes: Whatever the facts, it's a mistake to put too much weight on what the creep did while young. People make all sorts of youthful indiscretions. More important was the lessons he learned. Supposedly, he decided that the only way to respond to Nazi authoritarianism was via

Re: [PEN-L] God's Rotweiler (from Jim Craven)

2005-04-21 Thread Jim Devine
I wrote: Whatever the facts, it's a mistake to put too much weight on what the creep [the newly minted Pope Benny] did while young. People make all sorts of youthful indiscretions. More important was the lessons he learned. Supposedly, he decided that the only way to respond to Nazi

Re: [PEN-L] God's Rotweiler (from Jim Craven)

2005-04-20 Thread Max B. Sawicky
Got a link for that? . They claim Ratzinger was coerced into joining the Hitler Youth at 14 (yet the pictures of him show him goose-stepping with a pronounced shit-eating grin.) They also touted as a positive that Ratzinger was a deserter from the Wermacht (he was a shell passer for an

[PEN-L] God's Rotweiler (from Jim Craven)

2005-04-19 Thread Louis Proyect
Being the fan of the Catholic Church that I am, I just loved the extravaganza surrounding the funeral for CIA asset JP II (following previous CIA asset Paul VI) and the appointment of Ratzinger, the once proudly open nazi, now a bit more krypto, as Pope. I really appreciated the centerpiece homily

Re: [PEN-L] God's Rotweiler (from Jim Craven)

2005-04-19 Thread Carl Remick
From: Louis Proyect [EMAIL PROTECTED] ... Then there is Ratzinger, aka God's Rotweiler, aka The Grand Inquisitor ... Chin-stroking Vaticanologists are suggesting that we're in for a delightful surprise -- a kinder, gentler Inquisition, I guess -- because God's Rotweiler has anointed himself

Re: [PEN-L] God's Rotweiler (from Jim Craven)

2005-04-19 Thread Jim Devine
my wife explained it to me: Benny 16 is a rebound pope. Having lost J2P2, the Church throws itself in the arms of Benny (a.k.a. Ratzo), but doesn't expect that it'll last. After all, he's 78. And there's nothing special about him, love-wise: he's J2P2 without the charisma. But there are plenty of