History rhymes
For those Cuban-Americans who are outraged with Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski because of his recent outreach efforts to travel agencies trading with Cuba, it helps to remind them that the custom of doing everything that the church says has its limitations, too. What further proof does anyone need than attached photo showing a group of German bishops doing the Nazi salute? It helps to remember our history.
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[Editors note (Pitbull): I would love to read Carlos's take on this. There are many conflicting stories about Vatican complicity with Nazism, some fairly well documented as in the case of the Croatian contingent and the ratline after the war helping war criminals escape.]
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