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rug Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-17-11 06:53 AM
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Try to be classy.
Pope's Berlin mass moved to Nazi Olympic site

The original venue, the Charlottenburg palace in Berlin, was ruled out because ticket requests had surpassed its 40,000 capacity for the September 22 mass, the Berlin archdiocese said. The stadium has a 74,000-seat capacity.

Despite extensive renovations in 2004, the Olympic stadium's architecture still reflects its origins under Adolf Hitler, who used the 1936 Summer Games to promote a resurgent Germany on the world stage.

African-American track star Jesse Owens won four gold medals in prized track and field events, a blow to Hitler's theory of white racial superiority.

Benedict was a member of the Hitler Youth when membership was compulsory and was later drafted into the German anti-aircraft corps.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/8578012/Popes-Berlin-mass-moved-to-Nazi-Olympic-site.html
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LAGC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-17-11 06:58 AM
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1. Maybe Pope Ratz longs for his child-hood days...
All the fun games and warm memories as part of the Hitlerjugend...
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rug Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-17-11 06:59 AM
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3. I did ask nicely.
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LAGC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-17-11 06:59 AM
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4. ;-)
I couldn't help myself.
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SpiralHawk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-17-11 06:58 AM
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2. Things come full circle
Edited on Fri Jun-17-11 07:01 AM by SpiralHawk
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rug Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-17-11 06:59 AM
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5. And they're off . . .
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eShirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-17-11 07:00 AM
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6. I got nothin'.
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smokey nj Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-17-11 07:11 AM
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7. I wonder if he's dancing around the Vatican dressed as Frank N Furter and singing "I'm Going Home."
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brooklynite Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-17-11 07:14 AM
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8. Reinforcing that "take your orders from the top" vibe...
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Javaman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-17-11 08:21 AM
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9. Nice post, Ratzinger.
maybe he's trying to relive some his childhood glory.
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