POSTED RESPONSE TO A COLUMN BY THE DAILY TELEGRAPH'S CHRISTOPHER HOWSE
The role of blood in the Mass is not without real psychological significance. Who would choose to drink blood?
As to the silly posters who do not understand the point about the world wars (and many, many others), the Europe of WWI and going into WWII was generally regarded as 'Christian civilization.' The literature and press of the time are full of such references.
Europe was the residence of the world's major Christian heads, as the Pope and Archbishop of Canterbury. All the reigning monarchs reigned with the blessing and anointing of their churches. That included the Czar and the Kaiser at the start of WWI.
Close to all the heads of state were either professing Christians or, if not, had grown up with extensive church training and influence - this included Stalin, Hitler, Mussolini, the Kaiser, the head of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and others.
Close to all the leaders' senior lieutenants were Christians or raised in Christianity. Heads of armies, the same.
The overwhelming bulk of the soldiers were Christian or raised as Christians. This even included the dread SS death camp guards.
If that doesn't qualify as reflecting on the bloodiness of Christian civilization, I don't know what does.
