How many here know that Hitler was Catholic?

Question

How many here have read Mein Kampf, and have learned about the ways of self-proclaimed "Solider of Christ."

I would love for people who KNOW this question and part of history to answer mostly, but, I will get a lot of "that's a lie created by liberals and atheists," "Hitler was an Athiest/Satanist/Socialist/ blah blah blah." No thanks.

People who know that he was Catholic.

Answer 1

Good question.

Catholic apologists, spin doctors and pr agents loudly protest that Hitler himself declared atheistic views and so can never be considered a Catholic.

Others still profess a "back-up plan" that if indeed they lose the argument he was Catholic, then his actions automatically deem him a heretic so he should be considered excommunicated and therefore not Catholic.

But lets look at the facts to see just how important the Catholic Church was in help make Hitler the man he was and remembered.

+++The facts+++

(1917) That Pope Benedict XV did commission and authorize Archbishop Pacelli, then papal nuncio (ambassador) also known later as Pope Pius XII, to Munich, Germany in May 1917 under the diplomatic guise to negotiate a Concordat (Treaty) with largely Protestant Germany. That to assist in negotiating such an agreement, the Pope did authorize the release of approximately 60 cases of Gold (over 1,000 gold bars) representing approximately $80 to $100 million (2006 US equivalent dollars) to travel with Archbishop Pacelli under the pretence of “60 cases of special foods for his delicate stomach”. However, that these funds, originally themselves obtained through crime were to never intended for the support of failing German government and military, but as funds to support anti-Communist political movements and sympathizers.

(1920 – 1945): That Archbishop Pacelli later Pope Pius XII and the Jesuit order under the control of Superior General Wlodimir Ledochowski did help form the Deutsche Arbeiterpartei (German Workers' Party), abbreviated DAP, into the National Socialist German Workers' Party (NSDAP), also known as the Nazi Party as instructed to Adolf Hitler. That the initial purpose of the Nazi Party as formed by the Catholic Church was to (1) establish a pro-Catholic political party capable of defeating its opposition and gaining control of government; (2) establish a Concordant between the Catholic Church and the whole of Germany guaranteeing a massive financial pipeline in compensation for losing the Papal States; and (3) The elimination of all opposition including social reform/democratic minded groups, especially protestants, orthodox christians, communists and ethnic Jews.

That Archbishop Pacelli (later Pope Pius XII) did mentor Hitler to join the DAP, did arrange form him to report to him regularly (at least each month, sometimes weekly) until Pacelli appointment of Vatican Cardinal Secretary of State in 1929 and did provide all the financial support and means for Hitler’s rise to Chairman of the NSDAP in 28 July 1921. Furthermore, that Archbishop Pacelli did use the gold brought in to Germany in 1917 to help fund the rapid expansion of the Nazi Party, including its first reform as a paramilitary organization in 1921.

(1921 – 1945): That Archbishop Pacelli later Pope Pius XII on instructions from Superior General Wlodimir Ledochowski did instruct Adolf Hitler in 1921 to establish a paramilitary wing to the NSDAP to be known as the Sturmabteilung (SA) also known as Storm Troopers. That Jesuit priests did train the first recruits of the SA in espionage, counter intelligence, assassination and propaganda. That the purpose of the SA was to assist in the control of organized protests, riots, intimidation of opponents and political assassinations.

(1924): That upon Adolf Hitler being imprisoned, Superior General Wlodimir Ledochowski of the Jesuit Order did instruct Father Bernhardt Staempfle S.J. to write Mein Kampf (“My Struggle”), to brief Hitler on its contents, attribute him to its authorship and ensure its mass publication.

(1929 – 1945): That Superior General Wlodimir Ledochowski through his Jesuit emissaries did instruct Adolf Hitler in 1929 to reform a section of the Sturmabteilung (SA) also known as Storm Troopers into Schutzstaffel also known as the “SS”. That unlike the SA that was staffed by variously skilled persons, the Jesuits instructed Hitler that the SS was to be a most secret organization of personal bodyguards and elite, staffed with and controlled by actual Jesuit priests. That SS officers would be conferred by the authority of the Jesuits and the power of the Pope with the powers of Catholic priesthood. Furthermore, that the SS priests were to be embedded across the organisation to ensure strict control and prevent dissention. That in exchange, the Jesuits did agree to personally fund its implementation as well as introduce its substantial business funds and industry interests into Germany. That on January 6, 1929 Adolf Hitler appointed Heinrich Himmler to oversee the project.

(1929-1945) That the secret agreement, by Superior General Wlodimir Ledochowski and later confirmed by Pope Pius Pius XII upon his ascension to the throne, that SS officers of the Nazis were given the spiritual powers of Jesuit priests did represent a supreme heresy of Catholic doctrine and faith, against all spiritual teaching. That many of the SS officers were married. Furthermore, that by 1939 and upon the power of the Pope, these actions of conferring priestly powers to SS officers.

(1933 to present) That the Roman Catholic Church of Germany has received and continues to receive payments by the taxpayers of Germany equating to a church tax consistent with the terms of a Concordant signed by Adolf Hitler and Pope Pius XI immediately upon Hitler gaining control of Germany. That the historic claim of these taxes date back to Aristocratic tributes to Rome in light of the loss of the Papal States under Napoleon in the 19th Century. That these payments to the Vatican have remained intact and have consistently been paid since 1933 before Word War II, during World War II, during the split of Germany and Communism and now under the unification of Germany. That these payments constitute the obtaining of property by deception in claiming the Roman Catholic Church to be both an institution of public good and a lawful organisation. The the total property earned by this criminal organization by stealing from the taxpayers of Germany since 1933 is between $20 and $50 Billion (2006 US equivalent dollars).

(1943) That upon the entry of the Nazis to Rome in 1943, the Germans did commence the deportation of over 1,000 Jews who lived near the Vatican. That in a unique gesture, the German ambassador in Rome, fearing an anti-Pope backlash from the general Italian population, pleaded with the Pope on behalf of Adolf Hitler to issue a public protest to at least indicate the existence of some holiness claimed to be possessed by the office of Pope.. That no other historical record can be found where Hitler, or any of his officials did grant any person, official or organisation the right to criticize it, except for the Vatican. In spite of this unique and extraordinary open invitation by Hitler to criticize him, Pope Pius XII refused and the Jews were sent by cattle cars to Auschwitz for burning. To this day, the Vatican has neither admitted this inhumanity, nor apologized to the 15 survivors.

I'll leave it up to you and those who read this answer to make up their own minds on whose side Hitler was playing.

Answer 2

Doesn't surprise me any having studied how many "millions" of the innocent Roman Catholic leaders have exterminated in their entire history. Without "fascism" they wouldn't even have the place where the Vatican sits, as it was Mussolini who let them take over the joint. After World War II, this church also aided many of the Nazi's to escape persecution as war criminals at Nuremberg. This religion has "repeatedly" shown the world where it stands "in" it, YET, it is allowed to "survive." I have read Hitler's book and TRASHED it. The man was nothing more than a mixed up genius bordering on insanity, UNTIL he crossed the line of turning from being human into an "animal......"

Answer 3

Anyone can call themselves Catholic, or anything else for that matter. It doesn't MAKE them one.

Hitler went against everything the Church taught, and if you really knew what you were talking about, you would know that.

Now students at Rutgers University School of Law at Camden, New Jersey, have posted papers on a web site (www.lawandreligion.com) detailing Hitler’s desire to eradicate Christianity. The documents are from the archives of General William J. Donovan and were originally prepared for the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg.

The Rutgers site’s presentation is entitled "The Nazi Master Plan: The Persecution of the Christian Churches," and it notes a deep hatred of Christianity throughout the higher Nazi echelons. Hitler was indeed a baptized Catholic, but his rejection of the faith was profound. "It is through the peasantry that we shall really be able to destroy Christianity," he said in 1933, "because there is in them a true religion rooted in nature and blood."

The number of Christians, most of them Catholic, who died in the Nazi death camps—three million in Poland alone—is incontrovertible historical evidence that Hitler meant what he said.

Answer 4

Here is a quote from Adolf Hitler... “I am now as before a Catholic and will always remain so.” * However about 1.2 million Catholics went to the death camps along with the Jews, Gypsies etc. (10+ million). But in the private materials.... 14th October, 1941, midday: "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." (p 49-52) He was known to hand out Nietzsche and Darwin and picked a symbol associated with Hinduism and Buddhist symbol for the Nazi party and I suspect like any power hungry megalomaniac he would use perception and propaganda to convince people to support him but his comment reminds me of many of the hate-theists we see in the world today. In the end like Jesus said we are to know them by their fruit (by their deeds) and concentration camps, mass executions etc. are only seen in the 20th century in atheistic China and Cambodia and Russia.

Answer 5

Hitler was raised in a Catholic family but he left the faith early in life.

Automatic excommunication happens when Catholics commit certain offensives. This happens as soon as the offense is committed.

Adolf Hitler committed the following offenses resulting in automatic excommunication:
- Apostasy - the formal renunciation of one's religion. Hitler specifically rejected the Catholic Church, as well as Christianity in general. He described himself as "a complete pagan.”
- Heresy - a doctrine in theology, religion, philosophy, or politics at variance with those of the Catholic Church. Nazism is definitely heretical to Christianity.

With love in Christ.

Answer 6

I didn't know or remember he was a Catholic, but I'm not surprised. I started to read Mein Kampf, but couldn't get past the first couple pages.

Terrorists, tyrants, and dictators come in all sizes, shapes, and systems of belief; same as the rest of us. Scary, isn't it.

Answer 7

People confuse the 'National Socialist' title with socialism, which it was not.

Fascism was government, religion, and business all mixed together, and Hitler and the Catholic Church coordinated quite well in tormenting/committing genocide against Poles, Jews, gays, the retarded, people with disabilities and the old and infirm.

As many as 12 million people were murdered by Hitler and his minions before WWII ended.

Answer 8

What's the difference what church he believed in ? No really religious person could do the things that he did or had ordered done.
I fought my way all across Europe in the infantry, and did by best to set him back a few notches. Quite a few of his master-race soldiers are no longer here because of my European stint.

Answer 9

Being born into a Catholic family and baptized doesn't make you a practicing Catholic.

Hitler was a apostate.

What Catholic would think of kidnapping the pope and destroy the Church?

Answer 10

Hitler was raised as a Catholic, he then used it to influence a then religious Germany, to put him in power.
In private diaries of some of his most trusted friends are excerpts that he said "Religion is the downfall of society" etc... and that he detested Christianity...etc etc....

So to the public it may seem he was a Catholic, but in private apparently he was not.

Answer 11

Yes, he was Catholic.

What is sad is that he wasn't slapped on the hand or kicked out (excommunicated) from the church.

When you look at it realistically, it's a modern day crusade;

You also forgot to mention that he was in a mental institution about ten years before becoming Satan incarnate.