Oh well done

[sombrefan]

Not completely sure picking a Pope who was a member of the Hitler Youth was the brightest idea the Catholic hierarchy has ever had.

From a very recent Sunday Times profile:

Unknown to many members of the church, however, Ratzinger’s past includes brief membership of the Hitler Youth movement and wartime service with a German army anti- aircraft unit.

Although there is no suggestion that he was involved in any atrocities, his service may be contrasted by opponents with the attitude of John Paul II, who took part in anti-Nazi theatre performances in his native Poland and in 1986 became the first pope to visit Rome’s synagogue.