Reply #51: I just want to say,

[silver10]

That many Catholics, including Roman Catholic priests, risked their lives trying to save Jewish people in Europe during the Holocaust - you can believe it or not, denounce it or not (like the priest denouncing the Holocaust) - but it's true.

I don't know what the background is of the Pope's actions here nor the reasoning behind it. Most Roman Catholics who are raised Roman Catholics love the religion not the politics (Jesus helping others mostly) and who practice it, have no control over the things the leaders do - they love God and try do good work, be good people and help others, and practice their religion.

As regular citizens at the "average layman's level", let's not be decisive and hurtful toward each other.