Friday, April 07, 2006

Pope: "anti-human" culture of Nazis spurred him to priesthood

MSNBC.com

War spurred pope’s decision to be a priest
Pope Benedict XVI chose religion because of Nazis’ ‘anti-human’ culture

Associated Press
Updated: 10:49 p.m. ET April 6, 2006

VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI said he became convinced he should become a priest to help confront what he called the "anti-human culture" of the Nazis in his native Germany.

Benedict made the comments during a meeting Thursday with thousands of young people in St. Peter's Square, during which he fielded questions from five students on issues such as the family, how to read the Bible and faith and reason.
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