The Archive · 1936

CATHOLIC CHURCH AND NAZIS Allied in Struggle Against

World Bolshevism

Berlin, Aug. 20, A letter marking what seems to be complete reconeitiation between the Nazis and the Catholic Church has been issued by the Conference of Catholic Bishops at Fulda, causing great satisfaction in National Social-{st quarters throughout Germany. "The Catholic Church joing National Socialism for a struggle against the world Bolshevism, "It implores the benediction of Heaven "for the Pohrer's task, and places its spiritual forces at the service of the National community." states the momentous document, from which large extracts are published to-day by the "Essen Nazional Zeitung." the mouthpiece of Gen, "Hermann." Wilhelm Goering, Premfer of Prussia and Reich Min. ister for Air, 'A radical change of the Nazi atti-udo "toward the Catholic Church generally is seen here as the cause Which prompted the episcopal. declaration. 'The new allitudo romans Herr Hitler's reconciliation "with 25,000,000 German Catholics and the' fend of persecutions and violent polemics between Herr Alfred Hosen~ ites, the Kulturkampt movement

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