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Hitler wasn't keen on the Catholic church as he believed that anyone who was loyal to the pope couldn't be loyal to him. That said, many senior officers and Nazis were at least nominal Catholics and there is no evidence that anyone was killed JUST for being a Catholic. The main resistance movement in Austria was the Catholic Resistance, and members were shot, but it was because of their resistance rather than their faith.
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∙ 12y agoThe Nazis supposedly assisted the Catholics. The pope at the time was said to be very pro Hitler, so its unlikely the Nazis did things against the church, but rather the other way around with the church assisting the Nazis.
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∙ 11y agoYes, but relatively few compared to other religious groups like Jews and Catholics.
Protestants were not specifically targeted by the Nazis for being Protestant (most Nazis were themselves Protestant). However, some Protestants were killed for political reasons. For example, Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a well known Protestant pastor and scholar who was killed by the Nazis because he was a leader in the illegal Confessing Church (which opposed the German Church's compliance with the Nazis) and was collaborating with people who were trying to assassinate Hitler.
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It is true that most, 60% of Nazis were protestant, but 40% including most of the Nazi hierarchy including Hitler himself, who did not allow his lieutenants to leave the Roman Catholic Church, were in fact Roman Catholics.
There was a split in the Protestant Churches where the Confessing Church went against the state supporting churches, but this did not make them illegal, they were allowed to hold services.
The answer is: Yes, there were very few groups (if any) that did not have any victims of the Nazis.
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∙ 14y agoNo. The Nazis were generally tolerant of Christians.
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∙ 14y agoMany Nazis were Catholic, although they did have to basically deny their true faith, substituting what Hitler allowed them to believe or face prosecution.
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How did the Nazis mark the catholic in World War 2?
with a tatto of a cross
Which is more important in enabling the Nazis to influence young people in Germany?
I hope there are not still Nazis trying to influence young people in Germany. Germany negotiated a "concordant" with the Catholic Church and in the agreement, the Catholic Church agreed to disband the Catholic Political party and the Catholic Youth organization. This allow for the rise of the Nazi Party and the Hitler Youth.
In 1941 which priest was arrested by the Nazis?
One prominent priest who was arrested by the Nazis in 1941 was Maximilian Kolbe. He was a Polish Catholic friar who was taken by the Gestapo and imprisoned in the Auschwitz concentration camp. Kolbe sacrificed his life to save another prisoner and was eventually canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church.
How many Nazis were excommunicated from the Catholic Church if any?
Only one as far as I know: Joseph Goebbels. His sin? Marrying a Protestant.
Was Spain occupied by the Nazis?
No, Spain was not occupied by the Nazis.
How did the Nazis mark the catholic in World War 2?
with a tatto of a cross
Did the Nazis have a religon?
The Nazis created their own protestant church. The aim was to phase out Christianity and replace it with Nazi philosophy. The Nazis had an agreement with the Vatican in that the Roman Catholic Church was allowed to educate the children in sunday schools. Though most of the German population was protestant, most of the leaders of the Nazi party, including Hitler, were Roman Catholic.
Which is more important in enabling the Nazis to influence young people in Germany?
I hope there are not still Nazis trying to influence young people in Germany. Germany negotiated a "concordant" with the Catholic Church and in the agreement, the Catholic Church agreed to disband the Catholic Political party and the Catholic Youth organization. This allow for the rise of the Nazi Party and the Hitler Youth.
Did the Catholic Church support the Fascists?
The Catholic Church has never supported the Fascists, Nazis or Communists. The Church tends to support democratic forms of government today.
Did Pope John Paul II sell gas to the Nazis?
No. There is no confirmed historical evidence for this. There are anti-Catholic tracts that spread this propaganda, but the intent is to malign the Catholic Church. If there were reliable historical evidence, this would not be confined to tracts distributed by anti-Catholic ministries.
In 1941 which priest was arrested by the Nazis?
One prominent priest who was arrested by the Nazis in 1941 was Maximilian Kolbe. He was a Polish Catholic friar who was taken by the Gestapo and imprisoned in the Auschwitz concentration camp. Kolbe sacrificed his life to save another prisoner and was eventually canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church.
Were Hebrews ever conquered?
Yes, they were conquered by:The EgyptiansThe BabyloniansThe RomansThe Medieval Catholic ChurchThe KossacksThe Nazis
How many Nazis were excommunicated from the Catholic Church if any?
Only one as far as I know: Joseph Goebbels. His sin? Marrying a Protestant.
How did the concordat benefit the nazi party and catholic church?
The Concordat, which was signed on the 14th July 1933, was an agreement between the Roman Catholic Church and Hitler. It benefited the Nazis, as they were able to get rid of the Catholic Centre Party, meaning that the Nazi party was the only party.
Who was involved in Jewish genocide?
Jewish genocide was attempted by many people, including:The Ancient EgyptiansThe Ancient PersiansThe Catholic ChurchThe KossacksThe Nazis
What has the author John LeConte written?
John LeConte has written: 'The priest and the Nazi' -- subject(s): Catholic Church, Clergy, Fiction, Good and evil, Nazis
What were the religious resistance groups that fought against the Nazis during the Holocaust?
There were no religious resistance groups that fought against the Nazis. Leaders of most major religions not directly targeted by the Nazis were actually pro-Nazi, such as the Catholic Church and numerous Imams and Muftis in the Middle East and the Balkans. The Orthodox Church opposed the Nazis in principle (since they had defeated Greece and attacked Russia), but did not advocate resistance to the Nazis and did not defend the minorities attacked in the Holocaust. The resistance groups that did organize were nationalists, socialists, and partisans in any given occupied area.
