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Originally Posted by Dyshade I have read many things, I do not have a degree nor any sort of college. One need not wave a paper around to prove ones intelligence or knowledge
The social climate in 1939 Germany was actually fair to middle of the road because Hitler was beginning to make sweeping changes which would soon enough bring about great wealth for Germany. Most German born citizens were very patriotic, those that were not were questioned and often disappeared or ran away from Germany altogether.
1939 was the beginning of Germany's' Social Revolution which also began Germany's crusade against the jewish German population. It was when Hitler launched his Volksgemeinschaft idealism which would launch Germany into the world spotlight, along with the invasion of Poland.
The Pope had information in his hands and knew of Jewish persecution and did not share this information nor denunciate it which would lead one to believe that he either supported it OR decided that it would be in his best interests to allow that information to go no further. |
i never questioned your intelligence. and the fact that i have a degree was more scarcasm than showing off. what i do has nothing to do with it. my apologies again for 1939 germany. i was refering to the time period between ww1 and ww2 they were in a sever depression then due to paying reparations. i hadn't realiy thought that the reforms had changed germany so much in 3 years. i knew that they started heving some significant effects after reinland. i don't know exactly when the reforms started there. sometime in 1933-1994 i assume.
as to the pope's motavation for not passing along information, i can only guess. i have never been a firm supporter of catholicism. i won't speculate on his reasons but the church has not shied from atrocities in the past. that being said i beleave that everyone has the right to follow their own religious preferances. i try not to question their decisions.
was the pope a staunch nazi. don't know i kinda doubt it. is he now. almost cartainly not. the catholics have no love for the jewish religion but they have tolorated it better than even other christian religions or islam.
as for the request for the source. it had nothing to do with questioning weather you had cited it out of context or someone else had. I just wanted the title incase i ever wanted to read it or need a source in the area.