Nazis And Church Flashcards
What was the encyclical of 1937?
It condemned the nazis for being hostle
Protestant church; what did the nazis form instead?
Formed the reich church and elected a nazi reich bishop
What did they do with people who didn’t conform to this?
‘Difficult’ pastors were put into camps
What was the slogans of “German Christians”?
The Swasika on our chest and the cross in our heart
Why did they do this to the church?
For adults
To get full loyalty to the nazis, instead of the church
Why didn’t they do this in 1933 when they first started ?
They weren’t powerful enough yet to take on the church
How successful was it?
It wasn’t.
Hitler wanted to return to pagonism, but it didn’t catch on
The Catholic Church; what was the 193 concordat ?
It was an agreement to leave alone or to not interfere