[Don_Didi]

@UL: So neither me nor Bio had our facts straight. LEt me point out though, that deserting from the German army wasn't as "dangerous" as some would have you believe. According to you rinformation, he escaped in May, and I would like to point out that many soldiers, regular and Waffen SS, simply ran at that point and before then. The vast majority were either taken prisoner by the Allies or found safe haven. I guess that makes them all courageous men. The fact remains, however, that the election of this pope was a controversial one, both because of his beliefs and his history. Time will tell whether it was a risk worth taking.