comment by cjd:
"When all reasonable argument fails blame it on the Vatican " [
followed by grinning face]
Shalom to all the wonderful people here at JTF,
Lisa, I have no doubt that our fellow JTF'er "cjd" is a very good and decent, righteous Roman Catholic person, however I do NOT see the humor - intended or otherwise - in such a comment at all. In fact I find it bordering on the outright offensive. I do NOT see it as being what you describe as "
cjd's attempt to defend his religion...".Unfortunately, it was nothing of the sort.
I can totally understand why a Serb [or an historically well informed Jew] would be extremely upset over such a comment - which can be interpreted quite easily as frivolously making light of the horrendous Holocaust which took place in the World War 2 Independent State of Croatia, which was fully backed by the Vatican and Pope Pius the XII - where well over 1 Million Serbs, 65,000 Jews & 100,000 Roma were murdered by the Roman Catholic Ustasha Croat Nazis.
If we are interested in justice and telling the G-d's honest truth and expose the Vatican's crimes against Serbs, Jews and Roma that does
not mean we hate Roman Catholics or hate the Roman Catholic religion.Quite the contrary, because we love our good, righteous gentile Catholic brothers and sisters so much, we need to educate them about what the Vatican heirarchy did to innocent Serbs, Jews and Roma during the Holocaust so that such crimes are condemned and never repeated again.
Likewise, our good,decent righteous Roman Catholic brothers and sisters should not use ridicule and sarcasm in order to deflect criticism over the Vatican's responsibility for the crimes committed in wartime Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Our wonderful young friend, Nathan Pearlstein, posted a brilliant introduction to the shocking 1986 book authored by British historian, Baron Avro Manhattan, which clearly exposes the Vatican's complicity in these monumental crimes of genocide against the Serbs, Jews and Roma peoples in the Croat Ustasha Nazi state - referred to by the Croats as
"Nezavisna Drzava Hrvatska"(NDH) which in English translates to
"Independent State of Croatia".
The book is called:
The Vatican's HolocaustThe book is available in full online here:
http://4international.wordpress.com/2008/03/29/the-vaticans-holocaust-against-the-serbs-jews-roma-in-ustasha-croatia-from-1941-1945/Why is the Western government, media and academic establishment covering up this Holocaust against the Serbs, Jews and Roma [Gypsies]? Why are they so afraid to tell the truth about how the Vatican fully supported the leaders of the Independent State of Croatia despite the fact that the Vatican heirarchy - including the Pope himself - were fully aware that this Holocaust against the Serbs, Jews and Roma was taking place - and yet still invited the Croatian "poglavnik" [Fuehrer] Ante Pavelic to the Vatican in Rome to personally meet the Pope in "private audience"?!
Why do we hear virtually NOTHING about the nearly TEN YEAR long US Federal Court case against the Vatican bank and the Croatian Franciscan Order - a federal case which is seeking restitution for the victims of this horrific Holocaust?!
www.vaticanbankclaims.comHere is the introduction to the article and online book to give you an idea of the scale of this monumental crime against humanity which to this day is covered up outright or minimized and lied about in true Holocaust-denial/historical revisionist style by the Western government, academic and media establishment - especially in Europe and the United States...
The Vatican’s Holocaust Against The Serbs, Jews & Roma in Ustasha Nazi Croatia From 1941-1945Posted by Nathan PearlsteinSoon, in all parks and public transport vehicles, a new inscription appeared:
“Entry forbidden to all Serbs, Jews, Gypsies, and dogs.” The Ministry of the Interior, led by Andrija Artukovic, issued the following decree:
“All the Serbs and the Jews residing in Zagreb, the Capital of Croatia, must leave the town within 12 hours. Any citizen found to have given them shelter will be immediately executed on the spot.” The Vatican’s Holocaust
The sensational account of the most horrifying religious massacre of the 20th century
By Avro Manhattan
Avro Manhattan (1914-1990)
About the Author:
Avro Manhattan was the world’s foremost authority on Roman Catholicism in politics. A resident of London, during WW II he operated a radio station called “Radio Freedom” broadcasting to occupied Europe. He was the author of over 20 books including the best-seller The Vatican in World Politics, twice Book-of-the-Month and going through 57 editions. He was a Great Briton who risked his life daily to expose some of the darkest secrets of the Papacy. His books were #1 on the Forbidden Index for the past 50 years!!
The Vatican’s Holocaust - Revealed at Last!
A sensational account of the most horrifying religious massacre of the 20th century. Startling revelations of forced conversions, mass murder of non-Catholics, Catholic extermination camps, disclosures of Catholic clergy as commanders of concentration camps; documented with names, dates, places, pictures and eyewitness testimony.http://4international.wordpress.com/2008/03/29/the-vaticans-holocaust-against-the-serbs-jews-roma-in-ustasha-croatia-from-1941-1945/Vatican's Holocaust 1/6 - God and CroatiansJasenovac - The cruelest death camp of all times, part 1/6 THE STORY OF ANTE PAVELIC
Vatican Agent Appointed to Kill Jews and Serbshttp://www.blessedquietness.com/journal/housechu/pavelic.htmHolocaust Archive Pictureshttp://www.reformation.org/archive.htmlhttp://www.spirituallysmart.com/croatia2.htmlhttp://www.srpska-mreza.com/library/facts/gallery.htmlhttp://www.jasenovac-info.com/?lang=en&s=galerijahttp://www.jasenovac.orghttp://www.pavelic-papers.com/documents/jasenovac/