Martin Luther: Hitler's Spiritual Ancestor

Catholic Apologetics ^ | Peter F. Wiener

[Petronski]

Since Martin Luther closed his eyes, no such son of our people has appeared again. It has been decided that we shall be the first to witness his reappearance.... I think the time is past when one may not say the names of Hitler and Luther in the same breath. They belong together; they are of the same old stamp [Schrot und Korn].

-Volkischer Beobachter, 25 Aug. 1933, [cited from Richard Steigmann-Gall's The Holy Reich]

[Titanites]

"For months on end I [Cornwell] ransacked Pacelli's files, which dated back to 1912, in a windowless dungeon beneath the Borgia Tower in Vatican City

I thought you might be interested in a few photos of the "dungeon" taken from a virtual tour of the Vatican Secret Archives.

First Room - Piano Nobile


Second Room - Piano Nobile


Third Room - Piano Nobile

The frescoes in each room can each be viewed using the virtual tour.

In addition, here is a shot of one of the "dungeon like" study rooms:

Study hall of the Vatican Secret Archives

[Titanites]

"months on end" equals end of May, beginning of June. LOL!

I'm sure to him it seemed like "months on end" to be stuck in that horrible dungeon. I read in another article that Cornwell only spent a short period in the archives each day that he actually visited. What a scholar.

Also, ever since the archives were made available for the period 1922-1939, guess who has not been back. That's right, John Cornwell.

[Forest Keeper]

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Great posting, Dr. E. Thanks for all the pings.