Hitler's Catholicism
Ian & Pam Dorion dorioni@ipa.net
Tue, 31 Mar 1998 06:18:13 -0600 (00891368293, 199803311220.GAA19561@thunder.ipa.net)
> CLAIRE
> Dear Ian:
>
> Hitler was baptized a Catholic, but he did not remain a Catholic. I
> already addressed the issue of Hitler's Catholicism in this message:
> According to the History Place biography of Hitler, he was no longer
> interested in his Catholicism by the age of 15.
>
> KOLLER
> Wrong.
>
> "I am now as before a Catholic and will always remain so" [Adolph
> Hitler, to Gen. Gerhard Engel, 1941]
>
> "I believe today that my conduct is in accordance with the will of the
> Almighty Creator." [Adolph Hitler, _Mein Kampf_, pp. 46]
>
> "I believe today that I am acting in the sense of the Almighty Creator.
By
> warding off the Jews I am fighting for the Lord's work." [Adolph Hitler,
> Speech, Reichstag, 1936]
>
> "The greatness of Christianity did not lie in attempted negotiations for
> compromise with any similar philosophical opinions in the ancient world,
but
> in its inexorable fanaticism in preaching and fighting for its own
> doctrine." [Adolf Hitler, "Mein Kampf" Vol. 1 Chapter 12]
>
> "Secular schools can never be tolerated because such schools have no
> religious instruction, and a general moral instruction without a
religious
> foundation is built on air; consequently, all character training and
> religion must be derived from faith . . . we need believing people."
[Adolf
> Hitler, April 26, 1933, from a speech made during negotiations leading to
> the Nazi-Vatican Concordant of 1933]
>
> RON
> Regardless of whether Hitler was a Christian or not, you would have to
> believe that Hitler was totally honest to accept the veracity of his
> propaganda and the sincerity of his polotical agreements and statements.
> Do you think he was capable of lying for political gain?
>
IAN
All Christians are capable of lying for any type of gain and my experience
with Christians has shown that the more they espouse their religion the
more apt they are to lie. Yes, I do think Hitler was capable of lying for
political gain but this makes him no less a Christian.