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Originally posted by BetteDavisEyes
I am not bothered by his past as a Hitler Youth b/c I do believe that time can change a persons beliefs. He never hid his affiliation with them. If you ever read (not that many of us have) his memoirs, he talks openly about it. Now that is something on my to do list. Pick up his memoirs & read.
I also believe that we first need to see how his papacy will run instead of picking it and him apart before he is even in office for one full day. Conservative or not, we need to wait and see. We may just be pleasantly surprised.
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Very reasonable response. I'm not sure I could be so forgiving about a leader in my own church, but that's good that you can!