2) Opposition 6: Religious Opposition 2: Catholics

Question 1

Say stuff about the Concordat……….

Answer 1

Yup.

Question 2

What did the Nazis frequently violate?

Answer 2

Nazis frequently violated the terms of the Concordat by confiscating Church funds, closing church schools and the arrest of more and more pastors and priests.

Question 3

What was the most well-known Catholic to oppose the Nazis and their euthanasia policy?

Answer 3

Bishop Galen.

Question 4

What did most Catholics value too much to ever accept the central Nazi idea of the Master Race?

Answer 4

Most Catholics valued individual human life far too much to ever accept the central Nazi idea of the Master Race.

Question 5

What did Pope Pius XI do in 1937?

Answer 5

In 1937, Pope Pius XI attacked the Nazis in his encyclical, ‘With Burning Concern’.

Question 6

What is the strength of Catholic participation in resistance activities against the Nazi regime emphasised by?

Answer 6

The strength of Catholic participation in resistance activities against the Nazi regime is emphasised by the imprisonment of 400 Catholic priests in Dachau alone.

Question 7

What did the Nazis regard the Catholic Church as?

Answer 7

A formidable opponent which opposed Nazi biological and racist eugenic ideology and attempted, with vigour and some success, to defend its independence.

Question 8

Was the Catholic Church a threat?

Answer 8

I don’t believe it was particularly threatening but they posed a potential threat due to conflict between their traditions and the Nazis’ ideals. However, due to the very small amounts who opposed and their failure to publicly endorse their challenge to the Nazis’ totalitarian claims, there wasn’t much of a threat, though they did shame the regime.