(387)   Wed 22 Oct 97  5:29
By: Jan deBoer
To: John Jancewicz
Re: Rome and Hitler
St:
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> My point is not to demonize the Nazis, just to show the tension
> between them and the Catholic Church. I wanted to show that the
> Catholic Church did not support Hitler, and that Hitler did not
> support the Catholic church.

"Seeing that collaboration with the Right had failed, Bruening turned to
the parties of the Left without any hesitation. [..] He put forward a
slogan which would appeal to the left; "Elect Hindenburg and defeat
Hitler!" The Social Democrats once more gave their millions of votes for
the election of Hindenburg and defeated the plan of the National Party
and of Hitler.
But the election gave such a shock to the Vatican that the Pope and
Cardinal Pacelli definitely decided to support the new political force
which alone could prevent Germany from going Left. The old Catholic
Party had defintiely had its day. Only drastic measures could stem the
Red tide; that is, only Nazism. The poll caused Pacelli and the Pope to
to decide to put in their weight with Hitler."
[...]
On January 30, 1933, Hitler, a Catholic by birth, was made Chancellor of
Germany.
[...]
Hitler promised that the Catholic Church should have a special position
of privilege in the New Reich if the Vatican would use its influence to
secure him the vote of the Centre Party. The Vatican agreed, and Hitler
made a further promise that in the inagaural declaration of his
Government he would make a public declaration that would give effect to
the promised privilege.
On March 23, 1933, the Reichstag met at the Kroll OperaHouse, in Berlin.
In spite of a small Catholic opposition, the Catholic Party, led by
Bruening and Kaaas, voted for Hitler."

JdB

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