Pope Benedict XVI Is Confused and Challenges God

[Benedict] asked God why he remained silent during the "unprecedented mass crimes" of the Holocaust...'Why, Lord, did you remain silent?'

Benedict did not refer to collective guilt of the German people...He also did not mention the controversy over the wartime role of Pope Pius XII... [Benedict] did not mention his own personal experiences during the war.

Benedict was enrolled in the Hitler Youth as a teenager...and then was drafted into the German army in the last months of the war.

The first part is interesting... the Pope challenges God, asking him why he remained silent while he and his Nazi friends murdered/tortured some of the 6 million Jews who died during the Holocaust, something he refers to as "unprecedented mass crimes". Unprecedented thanks to all of the individual contributions made from each and every Nazi - including Pope Benedict XVI.

Note that Benedict avoids mentioning any of the issues above. At least politicians need to address issues to the public, seeing as they are (in democratic societies) voted into office by the public. Doesn't this suggest that the Pope doesn't need to be as responsible or accountable as a President or other head of state? Not a very good setup. Perhaps it's time for some more responsibility and accountability in the Catholic church.

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