From Amy Welborn's Comments: "You know, if B16 _had_ been a Nazi, he would have espoused most of the liberal wantlist for pope positions. Socialism? Yup. Lay and governmental control of the Church? Uh huh. Anti-Zionism? Yup. Euthanasia? Sure! Killing unfit children? Okay! Neo-pagan maypole dancing? (Which a Nazi in his town wanted) Coming right up!

To be fair, though, this wouldn't help Andrew Sullivan or the women's ordination crowd. Unless the Nazis also had a thing for Freyan priestesses, which for all I know they did. - Maureen"