Adolf Hitler Quotes
The fact that the Vatican is concluding a treaty with the new Germany means the acknowledgement of the National Socialist state by the Catholic Church. This treaty shows the whole world clearly and unequivocally that the assertion that National Socialism is hostile to religion is a lie.
Hitler, Adolf. Proclamation to the NSDAP. 22 Jul. 1933. Published in Völkischer Beobachter, 23 Jul. 1933.
This quotation is one of the first to make the critical observation that the only time that tolerance of a religion is necessary is when there is an established church and others that deviate from it. If there is no established church, as the Founding Fathers envisioned, there is no preeminent church to do the tolerating. All are equal. In practice, Protestant churches were proportionately dominant in early America and up through the 20th century. So most of the issue of tolerance problems in America were cultural. And there is still a minority of Christians who believe that America should be a Christian country and other religions should be “tolerated.” However, Clinton and most of the founders did not want to see even general Christianity established as the national religion even they it was the majority religion.
First Irish Bishop in the United States and the First Catholic Cardinal of New York. Major anti-draft riots had broken out in New York City. Many of these were led by poor Catholics who resented the fact that they had to fight and perhaps die while the rich could be exempted by paying $300. Many Negroes and others were murdered, homes of the wealthy were sacked, and the militia had to be called out to restore order.
Reflection on the Irish Potato Famine of 1845-1850
Religious organizations may become grantees or contractors to perform various social services—along with other non-profit organizations provided, that they do not comingle the government contract money with the general church funds, that the services that are provided are provided to all regardless of religious beliefs, and that there is no religious ceremony or indoctrination in the provision of services. Catholic Charities and the Salvation Army are two of the larger religious organizations that receive government funds for general service provision. Those religions who do not want Federal Auditors reviewing their use of the money or who insist that prayer is a necessary aspect of the social services are the ones who have trouble and accuse the government of being hostile to religious social services.
While this was his opinion, it was never issued in a Papal Bull or had the force of Catholic law. Meanwhile, almost all of the socialist movements in the West have had Catholics in their leadership and many democrats of modern times would have been considered socialist. Many countries with high proportions of Catholic voters have elected socialist governments in secluding Spain and Italy.
Most of the Roman Catholic Clergy in Yugoslavia did not oppose the Nazis in WWII. Many in Croatia actually supported the Concentration Camp that the Croat Military Allies of Germany ran, The only major difference between that concentration camp and the Nazi run camps were that instead of murdering Jews en masse, the Croats murdered Serbs en masse. The Bishops were silent. After the Nazis were defeated, the Catholic Bishops attacked the pro Communist Yugoslav government run by Tito. To Tito the hypocrisy was palpable.
Saint Benedicta was born and brought up as a Jew and converted to Catholicism. She and a few other leading German Catholics spoke out forcefully against Nazi crimes and immoralities. She was one of the few German Catholics who wanted the Pope to act more forcefully in Germany.
Adolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician who was the dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945. He rose to power as the leader of the Nazi Party, becoming Chancellor in 1933 and then assuming the title of Führer und Reichskanzler in 1934. During his dictatorship from 1933 to 1945, he initiated World War II in Europe by invading Poland on 1 September 1939. He was closely involved in military operations throughout the war and was central to the perpetration of the Holocaust, the genocide of about 6 million Jews and millions of other victims.
