Well, I would say your defense of Hitler, who is really a mixed bag, is incompatible with Orthodoxy as I understand it. I get attacking usury and usurers.

As opposed to what? Would you say the same if I came to the defense of the allies? Do you want to bet who's more anti-christian - nazi Germany or the modern "liberal democratic" west ran by those who hate Christ? My defense of Hitler is not endorsement of his regime but acknowledgment of the truth about recent history. I'll stick with the truth and that's as Christian as one can get.

I mentioned the crusades to point how the Vatican went conquering Jerusalem for economic reasons but wouldn't help Byzantium fend off the turks because there was nothing for them to win out of that.

Well, I would say your defense of Hitler, who is really a mixed bag, is incompatible with Orthodoxy as I understand it. I get attacking usury and usurers.

As opposed to what? Would you say the same if I came to the defense of the allies? Do you want to bet who's more anti-christian - nazi Germany or the modern "liberal democratic" west ran by those who hate Christ? My defense of Hitler is not endorsement of his regime but acknowledgment of the truth about recent history. I'll stick with the truth and that's as Christian as one can get.