The Christian Church Flashcards
1
Q
Give an outline of the Catholic Church in Germany during the 30’s [4 points]
A
- political parties (centre party, baverian peoples party)
- catholic youth - membership of 1.5 million
- generally conservative
- some bishops declare it a sin to join nazi party
2
Q
Give an outline of the protestant church in germany during the 30’s [3 points]
A
- More nationalistic than catholics
- 28 independant protestant churches
- tradition of loyalty to german state
3
Q
What was Hitlers view on Christianity in 1933?
A
You are either a christian or a german. You cant be both.
4
Q
Outline the nazis plans to unify protestant churches under leadership of german Christians [6 points]
A
- Ludwig Muller - Reich Bishop
- Aryan paragraph adopted
- old testament removed from the bible
- new image of christ
- demand of loyalty oath by pastors to Hitler
- churches display nazi symbols and decor
5
Q
Outline the 1933 nazi attacks on the Catholic church [4 points]
A
- church trade unions shut down
- centre party disbanded
- church given organieational freedom so long as they stay out of politics
- social attacks on catholics - Pressure on catholic youth and catholic teachers
6
Q
How did the church show resistance to the Nazi’s? [4 points]
A
- Catholics and confessing church fought to protect the institutions
- protests against euthanasia and sterilisation
- nazi attacks on non aryan pastors resisted by confessing church
- heroism by some catholic and protestant clergy
7
Q
How did the churches show consent to the nazis? [3 points]
A
- racial laws of 1935 administered by churches
- pope protested against attacks on catholic church but no other attacks
- church leaders publically supported war. Only protesting privately
