The decree published on March 31, which deprived Jewish communities of all the rights granted them till then and which were identical to those of the Catholic Church. appears as a warning to the Church.
While the question of a denunciation of the Concordat has not been broached officially, the Korps," official. news organ of the Storm Troopers, made specific reference to it in an article on Febr 16, This waè not refuted by sources.
The article denounced violations of the Concordat by the Vatican and asserted that the absence of a clause by which it could be annulled did not mean the Reich considered herself bound eternally.
The organ further stated that the Concordat was already partially obsolate, notably where it dealt with the status of private schools, The "Schwarze Korps" demanded a revision of the clauses guaranteeing the free publication of letters from priests to their "flocks," the free circulation of religious orders and "financial privileges" of the Church, Stressed was the fact that "nego tions between two parties of totalitarian standing are condemned in advance to failure, The article is considered as show: ing clearly the evolution of relations between the Reich ang the Vatican.—Havas,
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