Were Catholics enslaved in concentration camps by the Nazi's too?

Answer 1

The Catholic Church support Hitler I read this on one of the books band by the catholic Church and in this book you will see that Hitler were a cross as a pendant to his necklaces. So Catholics enslaved on that time, I don't think so.

Answer 2

Yes, its true. Hitler despised Christianity as being " the reverse side of the Jewish coin" and many priest that resisted Nazism along with Reverends (Lutherans) that did the same. More Lutherans made the camp than Catholic however. Hitler saw the Catholic church (He was raised Catholic Austria-He was an atheist and not into the occult like Himmler and many of the Nazi high ups.) as superior to the Lutheran but this was not on religious grounds. The Catholic church is politically savvy (It has been since Constantine took it over in thee 4th century: Roman Catholic) and the Lutherans were not. They were many Priests and cardinals that supported Nazism as well as Lutherans. Baptists, Methodist, and JW's were persecuted more than any other religious group under the Nazis because they as a whole rejected Nazism on religious grounds. The Catholic Church signed a concordance (Paple Treaty w/ the State of Rome-Vatican) with the Nazis and thereafter Hitlers problem with that church ended. The Catholic Church despised the Nazis but like always they played both sides of the fence for their own advantage. While it is true that many catholics resisted Nazism it is also true that many catholics went right along with it. The idea that the Catholic Church was a balwork against Hitler and the Nazis is is untrue and is promogated by that organization for its benifit as always. The Catholic and Lutherans have a worse record in reguard to their dealings with the Nazis than any other sect of "Christendom" but they would have us beleive contrary. (It should be taken into account that these two sects were in the majority and thus the chance for ofence was greater numaricly, and no I do not count people like Gerbles as Catholics but Van Popen was. It is also true that within the German High Command (Generals) the Catholic ones did seem to resist the Nazis more than the Lutherans.
Sconey-N, care to mettion the book and your source that its was banned? Not disputing what your saying, but since every time you talk about certain subjects the lying atheists come out in force.
Note: Now I am no fan of Catholic Theology or history, the catholics have done alot of bad things over time but nothing (speaking concerning this world, they have hid the gosple of Christ's salvation from many and God will deal with them for that in time.) compeared to the radical likes of atheists like Hitler and Stallin or pagans like Himmler. Come to think of it I don't think Catholic would get bashed as much (Most of the bashing on Yahoo is unfounded!) if the people that hate Christianity and Christ knew that Catholism is the enimy of Christ, but then that would requirer them to "read" the Bible and learn about Catholisim" and that just takes too much time!

Answer 3

Yes, this is my thought. To what I have heard, read, seen, and been told some were. But,..... not bacause the germans were confused and thought that they were Jews, but because the Germans/Nazi's didn't just arrest Jews. Aldoph had lists of people that her wanted killed or working in severly poor conditions. Ther were many people other than Jews that Aldoph thought were responcible for the defeate of WWI. And he thought that you were responcible than you were gone. ----- Also if the grmans caught cathlocs hidding jews ofr any othes for that madder, you were caught and killed. From what know there were only around 10043 people aproxamatly that were killed because they were roman cathlocs.


If you just look around than you will relize that there are many places that you can find info on what happed during the holocost and WWI. One movie I suggest is Mirical at Midnight.


... good luck :)

Answer 4

Yes, many Catholics were sent to camps. This was mainly because of the fact that German national identity is Lutheran, so Hitler wanted to get rid of other sects.

Answer 5

No a lot of catholics supported Hitler. In his early days he got a lot of support from Bavaria which is mainly catholic and he was born in Austria which is a catholic country and well known for its anti-semitism.
The Pope was a supporter of Hitler who he regarded as an enemy of communism

Answer 6

Religion was not an issue....catholics, if they were homosexuals, gypsies or dissidents or politically found to be enemies were sent to camps. Hitler's regime actually wanted to create a "pure race" so that even mentally deficient people were often sent to camps.

Answer 7

anyone was put into concentration camps irrespective of religion. not nessecarily because of their religious beliefs but because they may have spoken out against the nazi regime, harboured "undesireables" or been members of a resistance or opposition group,

Answer 8

yes...and specifically those Catholics and other Christians who would not join the Nazi party. Deitrich Bonhoffer is one of the most famous of those and his spiritual odyssey through that period is awe-inspiring.

Answer 9

Some were.

Two of the most famous are:

Saint (Sister) Teresa Benedicta (Edith Stein) died in the gas chambers at Auschwitz on 9 August 1942. http://www.ewtn.com/faith/edith_stein.htm

Saint (Father) Maximilian Kolbe was a Polish priest who died as prisoner 16770 in Auschwitz, on August 14, 1941. http://www.auschwitz.dk/Kolbe.htm

With love in Christ.

Answer 10

Some were.