-Both the Protestant and Catholic churches welcomed the Nazi seizure of power. As a counter to the sexual permissiveness of the Weimar republic and the atheism of Communism. -Belief by some that Jews had become too dominant in society. -Accommodation was seen as more beneficial than confrontation. Protestants -German Christians - advocated the restructuring of Protestantism to Nazi ideology. -Ludwig Muller (above) elected National Bishop in May Confessional Church – formed as by protestants who rejected the GC. -Pastor Martin Niemoller and Karl Barth led it. -Even in this church had divisions. The Mahranens were a group more loyal to Nazism. -The CC was not actually opposed to Nazi ideology but more to the attempt to destroy the Church’s independence. -Dissidents were easily intimidated. E.G. 700 priests were arrested in Prussia in 1935 for opposing neo-paganism in schools. Catholics -Concordat signed in July Catholic Centre Party disbanded itself the same month. -Murder of Catholic minister, Ericjh Klausener, (6/34), the banning of crucifixes (1935), banning of Catholic Youth Groups (1936), interference with Catholic schools, and the increase of pagan ideology among radicals led to alarm. -With Burning Concern published in Bishop Von Galen condemned euthanasia in BUT Anschluss and the Sudentenland seizure were welcomed by Catholic leaders. -War was seen by some as a holy crusade against Bolshevism. -Kirchenkampf (war against the Church) proposed by Bormann and Goebbels but rejected by Hitler. -Official policy of the church remained pragmatic co- operation. -E.G. Cardinal Faulhuber condemned the July Bomb Plot in 1944.

-Both the Protestant and Catholic churches welcomed the Nazi seizure of power. As a counter to the sexual permissiveness of the Weimar republic and the atheism of Communism. -Belief by some that Jews had become too dominant in society. -Accommodation was seen as more beneficial than confrontation. Protestants -German Christians - advocated the restructuring of Protestantism to Nazi ideology. -Ludwig Muller (above) elected National Bishop in May Confessional Church – formed as by protestants who rejected the GC. -Pastor Martin Niemoller and Karl Barth led it. -Even in this church had divisions. The Mahranens were a group more loyal to Nazism. -The CC was not actually opposed to Nazi ideology but more to the attempt to destroy the Church’s independence. -Dissidents were easily intimidated. E.G. 700 priests were arrested in Prussia in 1935 for opposing neo-paganism in schools. Catholics -Concordat signed in July Catholic Centre Party disbanded itself the same month. -Murder of Catholic minister, Ericjh Klausener, (6/34), the banning of crucifixes (1935), banning of Catholic Youth Groups (1936), interference with Catholic schools, and the increase of pagan ideology among radicals led to alarm. -With Burning Concern published in Bishop Von Galen condemned euthanasia in BUT Anschluss and the Sudentenland seizure were welcomed by Catholic leaders. -War was seen by some as a holy crusade against Bolshevism. -Kirchenkampf (war against the Church) proposed by Bormann and Goebbels but rejected by Hitler. -Official policy of the church remained pragmatic co- operation. -E.G. Cardinal Faulhuber condemned the July Bomb Plot in 1944.

-Both the Protestant and Catholic churches welcomed the Nazi seizure of power. As a counter to the sexual permissiveness of the Weimar republic and the atheism of Communism. -Belief by some that Jews had become too dominant in society. -Accommodation was seen as more beneficial than confrontation. Protestants -German Christians - advocated the restructuring of Protestantism to Nazi ideology. -Ludwig Muller (above) elected National Bishop in May Confessional Church – formed as by protestants who rejected the GC. -Pastor Martin Niemoller and Karl Barth led it. -Even in this church had divisions. The Mahranens were a group more loyal to Nazism. -The CC was not actually opposed to Nazi ideology but more to the attempt to destroy the Church’s independence. -Dissidents were easily intimidated. E.G. 700 priests were arrested in Prussia in 1935 for opposing neo-paganism in schools. Catholics -Concordat signed in July Catholic Centre Party disbanded itself the same month. -Murder of Catholic minister, Ericjh Klausener, (6/34), the banning of crucifixes (1935), banning of Catholic Youth Groups (1936), interference with Catholic schools, and the increase of pagan ideology among radicals led to alarm. -With Burning Concern published in Bishop Von Galen condemned euthanasia in BUT Anschluss and the Sudentenland seizure were welcomed by Catholic leaders. -War was seen by some as a holy crusade against Bolshevism. -Kirchenkampf (war against the Church) proposed by Bormann and Goebbels but rejected by Hitler. -Official policy of the church remained pragmatic co- operation. -E.G. Cardinal Faulhuber condemned the July Bomb Plot in 1944.

-Both the Protestant and Catholic churches welcomed the Nazi seizure of power. As a counter to the sexual permissiveness of the Weimar republic and the atheism of Communism. -Belief by some that Jews had become too dominant in society. -Accommodation was seen as more beneficial than confrontation. Protestants -German Christians - advocated the restructuring of Protestantism to Nazi ideology. -Ludwig Muller (above) elected National Bishop in May Confessional Church – formed as by protestants who rejected the GC. -Pastor Martin Niemoller and Karl Barth led it. -Even in this church had divisions. The Mahranens were a group more loyal to Nazism. -The CC was not actually opposed to Nazi ideology but more to the attempt to destroy the Church’s independence. -Dissidents were easily intimidated. E.G. 700 priests were arrested in Prussia in 1935 for opposing neo-paganism in schools. Catholics -Concordat signed in July Catholic Centre Party disbanded itself the same month. -Murder of Catholic minister, Ericjh Klausener, (6/34), the banning of crucifixes (1935), banning of Catholic Youth Groups (1936), interference with Catholic schools, and the increase of pagan ideology among radicals led to alarm. -With Burning Concern published in Bishop Von Galen condemned euthanasia in BUT Anschluss and the Sudentenland seizure were welcomed by Catholic leaders. -War was seen by some as a holy crusade against Bolshevism. -Kirchenkampf (war against the Church) proposed by Bormann and Goebbels but rejected by Hitler. -Official policy of the church remained pragmatic co- operation. -E.G. Cardinal Faulhuber condemned the July Bomb Plot in 1944.

-Both the Protestant and Catholic churches welcomed the Nazi seizure of power. As a counter to the sexual permissiveness of the Weimar republic and the atheism of Communism. -Belief by some that Jews had become too dominant in society. -Accommodation was seen as more beneficial than confrontation. Protestants -German Christians - advocated the restructuring of Protestantism to Nazi ideology. -Ludwig Muller (above) elected National Bishop in May Confessional Church – formed as by protestants who rejected the GC. -Pastor Martin Niemoller and Karl Barth led it. -Even in this church had divisions. The Mahranens were a group more loyal to Nazism. -The CC was not actually opposed to Nazi ideology but more to the attempt to destroy the Church’s independence. -Dissidents were easily intimidated. E.G. 700 priests were arrested in Prussia in 1935 for opposing neo-paganism in schools. Catholics -Concordat signed in July Catholic Centre Party disbanded itself the same month. -Murder of Catholic minister, Ericjh Klausener, (6/34), the banning of crucifixes (1935), banning of Catholic Youth Groups (1936), interference with Catholic schools, and the increase of pagan ideology among radicals led to alarm. -With Burning Concern published in Bishop Von Galen condemned euthanasia in BUT Anschluss and the Sudentenland seizure were welcomed by Catholic leaders. -War was seen by some as a holy crusade against Bolshevism. -Kirchenkampf (war against the Church) proposed by Bormann and Goebbels but rejected by Hitler. -Official policy of the church remained pragmatic co- operation. -E.G. Cardinal Faulhuber condemned the July Bomb Plot in 1944.

-Both the Protestant and Catholic churches welcomed the Nazi seizure of power. As a counter to the sexual permissiveness of the Weimar republic and the atheism of Communism. -Belief by some that Jews had become too dominant in society. -Accommodation was seen as more beneficial than confrontation. Protestants -German Christians - advocated the restructuring of Protestantism to Nazi ideology. -Ludwig Muller (above) elected National Bishop in May Confessional Church – formed as by protestants who rejected the GC. -Pastor Martin Niemoller and Karl Barth led it. -Even in this church had divisions. The Mahranens were a group more loyal to Nazism. -The CC was not actually opposed to Nazi ideology but more to the attempt to destroy the Church’s independence. -Dissidents were easily intimidated. E.G. 700 priests were arrested in Prussia in 1935 for opposing neo-paganism in schools. Catholics -Concordat signed in July Catholic Centre Party disbanded itself the same month. -Murder of Catholic minister, Ericjh Klausener, (6/34), the banning of crucifixes (1935), banning of Catholic Youth Groups (1936), interference with Catholic schools, and the increase of pagan ideology among radicals led to alarm. -With Burning Concern published in Bishop Von Galen condemned euthanasia in BUT Anschluss and the Sudentenland seizure were welcomed by Catholic leaders. -War was seen by some as a holy crusade against Bolshevism. -Kirchenkampf (war against the Church) proposed by Bormann and Goebbels but rejected by Hitler. -Official policy of the church remained pragmatic co- operation. -E.G. Cardinal Faulhuber condemned the July Bomb Plot in 1944.