Kościół w niemczech i Narodowy socjalizm
German Church and National socialism

Summary/Abstract: There are not so many edits on the fate of the church in Hitler's Germany and their behavior against aggression and mistakes of Hitler's ideology and practice. In recent years, however, many papers have been published on the basis of the wide source base. Many documents from the Vatican archives were also published. This study presents the problem of the position of the Church and German Catholics and their approach to the doctrine and criminal politics of Nazism. The author shows how historians try to explain the genesis of Nazism and its historical-social circumstances. Individual phases and political stages of anti-church actions were presented, as well as various forms of reaction of the ecclesial community. The author describes the methods and means used by the Hitler regime to paralyze the church and liquidate its presence in society. The martyrdom of society and the German church as well as various forms of resistance have been presented. The author presents various positions of the German bishops against Nazism and the reaction of the Apostolic See. The analysis of the situation and historical condition explains the limited possibilities for successful action and resistance to totalitarian power. The heroic position of the church caused that the rule of totalitarian ideology was limited. But it was not possible to stop abuse and crime. The Roman Catholic Church was able to maintain its equality because the behavior of the Hierarchy was determined and clever, although sacrifices and also moral losses were.

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