Thursday, September 3, 2009
#1 Nazi Pope?
This article suggests that Pope Benedict XVI still carries on his Nazi thoughts from youth to present. Just because of his strong belief in his own religion, Catholicism, Goldhagan compares him to the German Nazis of WWII. How can anybody even think about comparing the Pope to a Nazi? I myself am not a Catholic and could honestly really care less about the Pope, but to compare somebody to a Nazi is, I believe, very low. Yes he may show signs of anti-Semitism or even anti-other religions, but this does not mean he hates them. He may reject other religion's ideas and beliefs but this does not mean he hates them like the Nazis hated the Jews. The Pope is just a strong avid believer of his faith, just like the Popes before him. Just because of his background, Goldhagan is accusing him of being an anti-Semetic and hateful Pope, comparable to the Nazis. I believe a person can change, and I do believe that the Pope cannot for one second be compared to the Nazis, the single most destructive and hateful group in the history of mankind.
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But I rhink that Goldhagen meant the Pope was flawed in his close-minded approach to other religions. I think that he was comparing the mentalities of the Pope and Hitler rather than their actual actions.
ReplyDeleteI'm with you in that the Pope should not be directly compared to being a Nazi. I think the point the author way trying to make, however, was that his beliefs resembled those of Hitler during the days of Nazi Germany.
ReplyDeleteThe pope isn't necessarily being compared to being a Nazi, rather his train of though and his firm beliefs are similar to those of Hitler. He doesn't believe what Hitler does, rather his passion for his ideals are the same.
ReplyDeleteLike everyone has said, I feel like the author was pointing out that both leaders have narrow minded approaches to how they run things. However, their ideas and what they have done in history are indeed quite different.
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