Tag Archives: William L. Shirer

revenge for the heck of it

…The Holocaust. The question continues to haunt and the answers elude. We will never be able to justify the Holocaust, to rationalize it, to explain why it occurred. It is simply impossible for any of us even to attempt such … Continue reading

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long hot summer: praises of follies

Divorce. But who gets custody? … In the summer of 1520 a papal bull declared Luther a heretic, giving him sixty days to recant or be excommunicated. Luther’s answer was to burn the papal bull, and the canon law with … Continue reading

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