[SoothingDave]

Hitler, on the hand, was very much aware of the message of Christ. He was raised a strict Roman Catholic and considered the priesthood.

Who are you to judge who was "very much aware" of anything?

Many are subjected to the Gospel but do not respond to it until God draws them in. I wouldn't automatically discount anyone's conversion, no matter how late.

Who would have thought Saul the persecutor would become St. Paul?

[britt reed]

Hitler, on the hand, was very much aware of the message of Christ. He was raised a strict Roman Catholic and considered the priesthood.

Who are you to judge who was "very much aware" of anything?

I'm pretty much playing percentages here. A vast majority of Roman Catholics by the time of their Communion have a basic idea about God's message.

... Who would have thought Saul the persecutor would become St. Paul?

I couldn't give a tare about Saul. If I recall correctly, Jesus built His Church upon His rock, Peter not that "Johnny-come-lately". I wouldn't be surprised if he were an agent of Satan. His letters and sermons caused more division in the early Church than unity.