re: #168 Inner Partisan

Well, many of them are Italian.
But seriously: maybe it just didn’t matter. Again, as bad as his other political/religious opinions might be, I see no indication that Ratzinger ever expressed even the slightest hint of sympathy for National Socialism.
And damn, I can’t believe I’m defending this mischpoke of bigoted, geriatric virgins.

I’m a lot more impressed by the Catholic kids of the White Rose. (I’ve taken white roses to Munich, and twisted them through the wrought-iron gate of the University.)

Since the Nazi era, the Italian domination of the consistories has dropped by about half, to around 30%.