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Opposition from the Church (Page 100) - Coggle Diagram
Opposition from the Church (Page 100)
Church
Catholic bishops had to swear allegiance to the Nazi Regime and Catholic schools and youth groups were closed
Protestant pasters had to join the German Christian Church and agree with them interfering with the Protestant Church - this was called the Reich Curch
The Pastors Emergency League (PEL)
Made in 1933 by a group of Protestant pastors such as Martin Niemoller which opposed the treatment of Protestant Churches
Opposed the joining of regional churches into one national German Christian Church
Opposed Nazi attempt to stop Jews becoming Christians and banning Jewlish Old Testament from Christian teachings
Catholic Opposition
Catholic priests spoke out against Nazi ideas and policies, but 400 ended up in concentration camps for resistance
Martin Niemoller
Although he was visibly against the Nazis in 1933, he was originally with them
He was a founder of the Pastors Emergency League in 1933 and the Confessing Church in 1934
He realised his phone was being tapped by the Gestapo in 1934 and spoke out aginst them - resulting in his repeated arrest between 1934 and 1937
He was arrested in 1937 by the Gestapo with speaking against the Nazis - resulting in his being imprisoned in solitary confinement
The Confessing Church
Set up in 1934
Opposed Nazi interference and was the second Protestant Church, as well as the Reich Church
6,000 Protestants joined this
Around 800 pastors who joined this church were sent to concentration camps for speaking out