Pope Benedict XVI -- in his current visit to the United Kingdom -- compared modern UK atheism with the rise of Nazi Germany, and warned against "aggressive secularism," according to the Newsmax website.
In his opening address to the British Queen in Edinburgh yesterday (September 16, 2010), the Pope spoke of "a Nazi tyranny that wished to eradicate God from society."
"Even in our own lifetimes, we can recall how Britain and her leaders stood against Nazi tyranny that wished to eradicate God from society and denied our common humanity to many -- especially the Jews -- who were thought unfit to live," he said.
The Pontiff added, "As we reflect on the sobering lessons of atheist extremism of the 20th century, let us never forget how the exclusion of God, religion, and virtue from public life leads ultimately to a truncated vision of man and of society, and thus a reductive vision of a person and his destiny."
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