a) Hitler was baptized as Roman Catholic during infancy in Austria.
b) As Hitler approached boyhood he attended a monastery school. (On his way to school young Adolf daily observed a stone arch which was carved with the monastery’s coat of arms bearing a swastika.)
c) Hitler was a communicant and an altar boy in the Catholic Church.
d) As a young man he was confirmed as a “soldier of Christ.” His most ardent goal at the time was to become a priest. Hitler writes of his love for the church and clergy: “I had excellent opportunity to intoxicate myself with the solemn splendor of the brilliant church festivals. As was only natural, the abbot seemed to me, as the village priest had once seemed to my father, the highest and most desirable ideal.” -Adolf Hitler (Mein Kampf)
e) Hitler was NEVER excommunicated nor condemned by his church. Matter of fact the Church felt he was JUST and “avenging for God” in attacking the Jews for they deemed the Semites the killers of Jesus.
2007-02-01 12:32:52 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
f) Hitler, Franco and Mussolini were given VETO power over whom the pope could appoint as a bishop in Germany, Spain and Italy. In turn they surtaxed the Catholics and gave the money to the Vatican. Hitler wrote a speech in which he talks about this alliance, this is an excerpt: “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 [Nazism] is hostile to religion is a lie.” Adolf Hitler, 22 July 1933, writing to the Nazi Party
Hitler’s anti-Semitism grew out of his Christian education. Austria and Germany were majorly Christian during his time and they held the belief that Jews were an inferior status to Aryan Christians. The Christians blamed the Jews for the killing of Jesus.
2007-02-01 12:34:18 · update #1
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2007-02-01 12:41:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
Hitler wasn't a Christian but was Roman Catholic. A Christian is anyone that has been born again by the Holy Spirit of God and has accepted Jesus Christ as their personal Lord & Savior. A Catholic is someone who goes through that religion with the sacraments and trying to keep the ten commandments which goes contrary to the Word of God. Christian and Catholic are two separate names. Hitler was a Catholic and not a Christian.
2007-02-01 12:49:06 · answer #2 · answered by PETER G 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What about these quotes of his?
"National Socialism and religion cannot exist together.... The heaviest blow that ever struck humanity was the coming of Christianity. Bolshevism is Christianity's illegitimate child. Both are inventions of the Jew. The deliberate lie in the matter of religion was introduced into the world by Christianity.... Let it not be said that Christianity brought man the life of the soul, for that evolution was in the natural order of things."
"The best thing is to let Christianity die a natural death.... When understanding of the universe has become widespread... Christian doctrine will be convicted of absurdity.... Christianity has reached the peak of absurdity.... And that's why someday its structure will collapse.... ...the only way to get rid of Christianity is to allow it to die little by little.... Christianity the liar.... We'll see to it that the Churches cannot spread abroad teachings in conflict with the interests of the State. "
"Christianity is an invention of sick brains: one could imagine nothing more senseless, nor any more indecent way of turning the idea of the Godhead into a mockery.... .... When all is said, we have no reason to wish that the Italians and Spaniards should free themselves from the drug of Christianity. Let's be the only people who are immunized against the disease."
"There is something very unhealthy about Christianity."
If he was a Christian-why would he be saying things like that?
Because he wasn't one.He refered to himself as a 'complete pagan' several times.
2007-02-01 12:40:59 · answer #3 · answered by Serena 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Though Hitler may have had a background in Christianity, I do not believe he stayed a devout Christian. Hitler was interested in reviving the old German Teutonic pre-christian myths. He believed the German public would respond well to a religion that was native to Germany.
I'm not a Christian, but I think that's a lame way to attack a religion anyway. Every demographic has it's share of kooks.
2007-02-01 12:44:38 · answer #4 · answered by M L 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your take on this is totally and absolutely false, and it constitutes the worse type of revisionist history.
Your entire comment is wrong, except for the single fact that Hitler was indeed baptized a Catholic in infancy.
Anything else that was ever written about HItler was a product of his propaganda ministry, and is nothing but cleverly constructed lies.
2007-02-01 12:55:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You just admitted that Hitler was a CATHOLIC.
SO HOW CAN HE BE A CHRISTIAN???
A catholic follows the pope, a christian follows Christ.
A catholic worships through Mary, a christian worships through Christ
A catholic worships on sunday, a christian worships on saturday.
Many more...if you even bother to search. But I guess you wish to remain ignorant.
2007-02-01 12:45:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Roman Catholic Church called him a defender of the faith back in the 1930's.
2007-02-01 12:38:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The meaning of Christianity literally means "in the likeness of Christ". Much of the church today and in the time of Christ operates far from the truths of God. Just because Hitler associated himself with and was baptised in and was accepted because of his power and money, in no way validates his religious leanings. Hitler was a mad man. Charles Manson, the crazy killer, at times believes he is Jesus Christ. This doesn't make them followers of Christ - they just like to think they are special like him in their own twisted world.
Going to church doesn't make you a Christian, following Christ in your heart and life does.
2007-02-01 12:48:42 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Being Catholic doesn't make one saved. Being sprinkled on the head as a baby who doesn't have a choice doesn't make one saved. "Loving" the church doesn't make one saved. Attending a monastery school doesn't make one saved. Being a communicant and/or an alter boy doesn't make one saved. Being "confirmed" as anything at all by another human being doesn't make one saved.
One is saved only by grace through their belief and acceptance of Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord. Jesus Christ was a Jew.
You do the math.
2007-02-01 12:41:07 · answer #9 · answered by Pamela 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
What you have stated, proves nothing. Just because someone is baptized, doesn't mean they are a Christian.
BTW, did you know that Hitler was Jewish? That was knowledge he did his best to hide from the world.
2007-02-01 12:42:56 · answer #10 · answered by Barry 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1) being baptized at birth doesn't make you saved. the Scripture says "believe and be baptized".
2) he was into the occult.
3) Mister Ed. is right
2007-02-01 12:41:50 · answer #11 · answered by Hey, Ray 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋