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Pope Benedict’s Time in Hitler Youth and Germany Army

I’m not even going to link to the people who claim this is something voluntary. When he was 14, being in the Hitler youth was mandatory. He got an exemption as quickly as possible to go to seminary. At 16 he was conscripted into the Germany army, and deserted in months. He never fired a gun.

There is no controversy. Please moveon.

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    • April 19th, 2005 Posted by John Bambenek | Religion | one comment

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    1. hi am a catholic and recently i was told that the new pope refused a girl communiun because she took contraception-is this true?! Please could you expand or tell me more about this. thank you eleanor constable

      Comment by ellie constable | May 14, 2005

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