Young boys didn't exactly have an option about it. I have met quite a few German men retired here in sunny FLA who express such remorse about having been involved and then others that viewed it as just what was required of them, you do what you must.

Well to me it seems a simple choice you either joined the hitler youth or You and your family died..........Now in that possition how many of us will have choosen the second opition?

just a note of little interest the bookies in the uk have already opened a book on the next pope and a nigerian cardial has been made fav............. Just think a Black pope who thought they would live to see that?

This is not a racist comment just a little thought!

smithy020,

A Black Pope? Sign of the times! Hey - who would have thought that the U.S. Secratary of State would be a black woman - and a Repulican Conservative Hawk at that? :)

You can add Max Ernst,F.W.Murnau and Sigfried & Roy to the list.These are some of the people I use to remined people who still confuse German people with Nazis. But they would still spell Benedict with a K.

lakritze,

I am under the impression that Benedict is derived from the word "Benedictus", which is Latin for the masculine form of "Blessed". I don't think it would be spelled with a 'k' in the Catholic Church.

jseal + lakritze - Rather than argue about it, look it up.

http://www.vatican.va/phome_en.htm