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Hitler and the Church
- The Nazis were against religion -
they felt that total devotion should
be given to Hitler
- Church Beliefs
- God is ultimate authority
- Everyone is equal
- Peace
- The weak should be
looked after by the strong
- Nazi Beliefs
- Hitler is all powerful
- Ayran race is superior than all
- War, violence
- The strong should be
dominant over the weak
- Hitler was worried about the Catholic churches because...
- They were loyal to the pope
- Sent their children to catholic
schools and organisations
- Supported the Centre Party
- A CONCORDAT was signed in 1933
- Catholics would be allowed to run their own schools,
and organisations if the Pope stayed out of politics
- The agreement broke down and Catholic
schools had to remove all symbols
- Catholic schools were soon shut down
and going to Catholic organisations
became illegal
- Priests who opposed the Nazis were
sent to concentration camps
- The Nazis could control the church as...
- The Concordat was signed
- They made Church organisations
illegal and shut down Catholic
schools
- Set up Reich churches for the Protestants
- Catholic priests were sent to
concentration camps