Christo fascist; Why is that term used?

Christo fascist; Why is that term used?

The link refers to the term, in which the article linked to doesn't directly discuss the term, and its meaning.

From where is the origin of the term? It may be related to Paul Krugman's Conscience of a Liberal, in which he refers continually to Francisco Franco's regime in Spain. Since Franco supported the Catholic Church, it must mean that all Christians must be fascist. Or that it is what these people would have others believe.

It should be pointed out that Franco's regime was neutral during World War II. Evidently, the mention of the term fascist is often referring to Hitler. Of course, Hitler is the commie's favorite bogey man. It's true that Hitler was a bad man, but it doesn't equate to Franco. Franco has to be judged on his own.

It should be noted that the Center Party in Germany did not support Hitler. Or at least, that is my recollection from reading Shirer's book. Hitler banned all other political parties anyway. The Center Party was most associated with the Catholics in Germany, if memory serves. If the effort is to connect Hitler to the Christians, it must fail on its merits. If Hitler was anything, he was a pagan. He may have been born in a Catholic family, but he certainly wasn't one when he became Der Fuhrer.

Were other denominations unduly supportive of Hitler? Nothing that I saw said anything pro or con on that question. Perhaps there were a FEW, but that doesn't make it the rule. The rule is that it isn't a Christian thing, but a pagan thing, since that is what the left is, and what the fascists are too. If Franco supported the Catholic Church, it wasn't because of fascism. Communists have used Christianity too in order to prop up their regimes.

Christians opposed same sex marriage and homosexual behavior. Anyone who opposes this must be fascist, according to this kind of thinking. Actually, the German military was more into tradition, the religious aspect was secondary. Hitler was more interested in using the German military to his advantage, than in any religious opposition to homosexuality. In fact, Hitler's closest friend was a notorious homosexual, and was the leader of the infamous Brown Shirts. When Hitler was promoting traditional values that the military valued, which included prohibitions against homosexuality, it was only for political advantage. Hitler wasn't being a good Christian, for crying out loud. He was no Christian at all, but a pagan.

Therefore, the use of the term is yet another dishonest political attack. The political left is notorious for this.

The article could have mentioned this, but didn't. It DID mention why it was wrong on other grounds, but not on this one. Of course it is wrong. The political left is almost always wrong. Even if they have a point, it is used the way Hitler used it. It is only for political effect.