Tag Archives: Germany

“As far as our father was concerned, Hitler was the Antichrist,” writes Pope Benedict’s brother Georg Ratzinger

Posted on 05/03/2012 by

Pope Benedict’s brother tells how family made it through WWII Germany As early as 1938, we were registered by the seminary with the Hitler Youth (HY).  That was the law, there were no exemptions.  Consequently, all the minor seminarians became students … Continue reading →

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Pics of the day: Church made entirely out of snow and ice in Mitterfirmiansreut, southern Germany

Posted on 04/01/2012 by

Visitors crowd in front of a snow church just after its inauguration on December 28, 2011 in Mitterfirmiansreut, southern Germany.  The circa 25 metres long church was made of 1,400 cubic metres of snow and aims to commemorate the winter … Continue reading →

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Heil hockey! The moment a German team performed the Nazi salute as they faced English school boys in 1939

Posted on 27/10/2011 by

Click on the image to enlarge it. Heil hockey!  The moment a German team performed the Nazi salute as they faced English school boys in 1939.  How many of these young men ended up trying to kill each other? In six months’ … Continue reading →

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Get yours while stocks last: a German toy company is selling special edition Pope Benedict XVI Teddy bears

Posted on 09/09/2011 by

A German toy company is selling special edition “Pope Benedict XVI Teddy bears” in advance of the return of the native.  It is made out of blond mohair, filled with excelsior and costs about $315.

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Everything you ever wanted to know about U-boats but were afraid to ask . . .

Posted on 01/08/2011 by

. . . can be found here: U-Boat.net Check it out.  It includes extensive bibliographies and book reviews.

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Last twist for Rudolf Hess: his bones are taken from grave in dead of night, cremated, scattered in unknown lake

Posted on 21/07/2011 by

Rudolf Hess’s remains taken from grave in dead of night, cremated and scattered after it became neo-Nazi pilgrimage site The remains of Adolf Hitler’s deputy, Rudolf Hess, have been secretly removed from their grave after it became a pilgrimage site … Continue reading →

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Researcher finds proof of widespread Jewish support for Pope Pius XII

Posted on 15/07/2011 by

Researcher finds proof of widespread Jewish support for Pope Pius XII In April of 1939, just one month after Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli was elected Pope, the U.S. Jewish Veteran magazine called the new Pope’s leadership “a source of great satisfaction … Continue reading →

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Cult members Christian Sailer and Gert-Joachim Hetzel launch crank legal case against Pope

Posted on 22/02/2011 by

Irish Times misleads readers about crank lawyers’ submission to ICC charging pope with crimes against humanity The grossly sensationalist report by Patsy McGarry, the Religious Affairs Correspondent of The Irish Times begins: ‘Two German lawyers have initiated charges against Pope … Continue reading →

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