Well, there goes the Catholic Church. . .

[xiphias]

So, we went from a Pope who, in WWII helped a Jewish refugee, to a Pope who, in WWII, was a Hitler youth.

Any bets how long until the majority of American Catholics form a schismatic church and just get away from Rome?

My money's on fifteen minutes.

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[sethg]

I should also note that when [insert JP2's original name] "helped a Jewish refugee", he was merely following canon law, which stated that since a child does not have enough judgment to choose to convert, unbaptized children should be returned to their parents.

Canon law also holds that when a child is baptized, even in error, he or she is under the guardianship of the Church, not the heathen parents. Thus, Edgardo Montara, a Jewish child who was baptized by a Catholic servant, was taken away from his Jewish parents, and Pope Pius IX rebuffed appeals to return the child. Pius IX was later beatified by...drum roll please...Pope John Paul II.