[9] Nazi Policies towards the Christian Church

history ww2

Why did Hitler see Christianity as a threat to Nazism

Christian viewpoints of equality and compassion directly went against Nazism ideology of racial superiority

What was the Concordat

agreement between Hitler and the Pope to not interfere with each other which gave the Nazis international credibility and prevented a Catholic rebellion

What was the Reich Church

Nazi church replacing Protestant ones

what was the Confessional church

anti-Nazi protestant church

Who set up the Confessional Church

protestant priest Martin Niemoller

What did the Pope say about the Nazis in his statement ‘With Burning Anxiety’

Nazis were hostile to Christ and his church

How did Hitler respond to the Pope’s statement

persecute Catholic priests and sent 400 to camps

What did Dietrich Bonhoeffer first do to oppose the Nazis

travelled overseas encouraging international churches to cut ties with Germany

How did his opposition escalate before his execution

helped Jews escape and contacted Allied commanders during war

What did Archbishop Galen criticise about the Nazis

euthanasia and camps

Why was Archbishop Galen punished by being placed under house arrest

had strong support so it was too risky to kill him

Apart from Jews, Catholics and Protestants, what other religious groups were persecuted

Jehovah’s Witness Christian scientists