Comments on: World Youth Day Sydney Makes Pope Nostalgic For Past http://www.anorak.co.uk/185438/strange-but-true/world-youth-day-sydney-makes-pope-nostalgic-for-past.html Tabloid news for broadsheet readers Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:37:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Grobianus http://www.anorak.co.uk/185438/strange-but-true/world-youth-day-sydney-makes-pope-nostalgic-for-past.html/comment-page-1#comment-338607 Grobianus Sun, 06 Jul 2008 22:45:33 +0000 http://www.anorak.co.uk/?p=185438#comment-338607 While Pope Benedict was a member of Hitler Youth - it was compuslory - he didn't attend meetings. Also he abandoned his post (desertion), shortly after being conscripted into the German army. He was about as brave as you could get away with being back then. He was also very close to the previous pope. Most of JP2's close personal friends were Jews he'd grown up with in Poland. While Pope Benedict was a member of Hitler Youth - it was compuslory - he didn’t attend meetings. Also he abandoned his post (desertion), shortly after being conscripted into the German army. He was about as brave as you could get away with being back then.

He was also very close to the previous pope. Most of JP2’s close personal friends were Jews he’d grown up with in Poland.

]]> By: penster http://www.anorak.co.uk/185438/strange-but-true/world-youth-day-sydney-makes-pope-nostalgic-for-past.html/comment-page-1#comment-335785 penster Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:24:01 +0000 http://www.anorak.co.uk/?p=185438#comment-335785 I shall be wearing my "Sponsor a lion - 300,000 Christians, 1 stadium" t-shirt with pride (no pun intended) I shall be wearing my “Sponsor a lion - 300,000 Christians, 1 stadium” t-shirt with pride (no pun intended)

]]> By: John http://www.anorak.co.uk/185438/strange-but-true/world-youth-day-sydney-makes-pope-nostalgic-for-past.html/comment-page-1#comment-335739 John Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:48:06 +0000 http://www.anorak.co.uk/?p=185438#comment-335739 Will he be wearing his Jack Boots under his Cassock? Will he be wearing his Jack Boots under his Cassock?

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