politices towards churches Flashcards
what was the end goal for nazi policies toward churches
replace chrsitianity with aryan faith
what was different from religious policies compared to youth and women
not as clear
what % of germany were religious
90%
what was the religious divide
40 million protestants
22 million roman catholic
what was the reich church
the umbrella organisation to co-ordinate protestantism and nazificaton
what was the reich church
the umbrella organisation to co-ordinate protestantism and nazificaton
the confessional church
an oppositional church who broke away from the reich church in 1934
wanted to protect protestantism from state interfrenance
policy of control failing
the confessional church
an oppositional church who broke away from the reich church in 1934
wanted to protect protestantism from state interfrenance
how many clergy members did the confessional church have
5,000
german chirstian church
radical nazi church
who wanted a racially based chrisitianity
described themseleves as the SA of chruches
had nazi style uniforms and salutes
‘swastika on our breasts, god in our hearts’
german chrisitian slogan
swastikka on our breasts and god in our hearts
german faith movement
wnated to replace christianity with a pagan nazi faith
encouraged germans to leave christianity and adopt pagan ritiuals
remains a small sect
what were the 3 stages of policies towards the church?
stage 1: control
stage 2: weaken
stage 3: replace
by 1933 how many were attenching nazified churches?
2/3
policy on control working
concordat
1933 agreemnt with the pope that the vatican would acknowledge the. reigeme and not interfere with policies if the nazis wouldnt interfere with christianity
how many children in church schools by 1937
only 5% down from 65%
WEAKENING THE CHURCH AND ITS OUTREACH
what was used as an excuse to close monastries
2000 catholic preists accused of sexual and financial misconduct
WEAKEN POLICY
what was the church succsession campaign
encoraged germans to abandon churches
100,000 had left by 1937
WEAKEN
failure of nazi policy towards churches
- in bravaira people continued to greet eachother with ‘god greet you’ rather thanheil hitler
- a SYNOD of prussian confessional churches criticised thseo invovled with euthensiaia
- pope’s burning iwht anger 1937 was in ever church pulip
- von galens 1935 pampllet against nazis racial policy
- neomller protestant emergency league
church co-operation
fauhaber ordered a special service to celebrate hitler survival of an assination attempt 1939
p 193 ministers thanked hitler for remilitarisaing the rhineland
