The Lord's Silence?

I'm not anti-Catholic. I'm really not. Some people suspect I am because I don't approve of the Vatican's current policy for priests accused of abusing minors. The U.S. Bishops Conference came up with a much healthier, no-tolerance policy that the last pope rejected because it was "unfair" to accused priests. But criticizing this policy isn't anti-Catholic, it's just anti-stupidity.

I'm not anti-Catholic. But when Pope Ratzinger wanders into Auschwitz in all his regalia and asks "Why did you remain silent, Lord?", I get pissed off. And I wonder if this guy really deserves to be the pope.

Auschwitz was a bastion of human evil. God didn't create it, condone it, or allow it to exist. We allowed it to exist. Not just the people of Germany, but the people of Europe, the people of America, and - yes - the people of the Vatican. In fact, several Nazi war criminals (including Eichmann) got out of Europe with Vatican-issued passports. Some knew exactly what was happening to the Jews and tried to warn others, but they were considered alarmists and ignored. Others knew and kept their mouths shut, even in the Vatican. So don't go blaming the Lord for any of this sh**, mister. Your predecessors were fireside with everybody else, watching the Jews of Europe burn.