Did Hiltler make mistakes and exterminate other groups because they were not openly Catholics?

Answer 1

Hitler was not pro-Catholic.

Answer 2

No,
even though in the end the Catholics didnt want anything to do with hitler, they were much more quiet than the other religions would have been about it.During the 1930s Hitler tried to nationalize Germany's churches (German Christian), with restrictions allowing only German membership. Some Protestants resisted by forming the Confessing Church.One difficulty is that Protestantism includes a vast number of religious bodies many of whom had little relation to each other. Added to that, Protestantism tends to allow more variation among individual congregations than Catholicism or Eastern Orthodox Christianity, which makes statements about "official positions" of denominations problematic. Still, many Protestant organizations or denominations were solidly opposed to Nazism. Many of their members died in the camps or struggled fiercely against the Nazis.Despite Germany's long history as the seat of the Holy Roman Empire and the birthplace of the Reformation, Christianity was in a decline during the rise of the Nazi Party. Some of the factors leading to this decline were the after effects of World War I which challenged "traditional" European viewpoints.
Nazism, based as it was on a 'scientific' world-view, to be completely incompatible with Christianity.a close associate of Hitler said publicly "National Socialism and Christianity are irreconcilable"
Since inevitably this religion was going down, the nazis wanted to stick with the weakest one so it wouldnt take over them,they were quite aware of the tension bw them and the other religions.they knew the Christian Churches were amongst the first victims of Nazi war crimes in the rise to power of the Nazis, and detailed plans were made to eliminate them after power was secured.The evolution of the Vatican's understanding has faced criticism of weakness, slowness, or even culpability.



btw...did i mention hitler was an illegitimate half-jew who was reportedly homosexual?

Answer 3

Catholicism had nothing whatsoever to do with the way Hitler thought and behaved. There was a degree of religious persecution, particularly of Jehovah's Witnesses and Lutherans like Dietrich Bonhoeffer. But that was not so much to do with there beliefs, but in the first case because they refused to acknowledge the state and in the second because they were implacably opposed to Nazism, seeing it as totally incompatible with their Christian beliefs. However, if you toed the line you could practise religion as you liked. There is an excellent article in the current edition of BBC History Magazine concerning a Lutheran pastor who joined the Wehrmacht and was killed at Stalingrad.

Answer 4

Although he was baptized a Catholic as a baby he, was not a practicing Catholic as an adult. He was excommunicated by the Catholic Church because of his belief in the occult and he also sent thousands of Catholics - even nuns and priest - to concentration camps.

Nazism was not only a political entity but was also a religion with Hitler as their god.

Answer 5

Hitler was not a Catholic. He did not murder people because they were not Catholic. He murdered people because he was insane and wanted someone to pin the blame on for all of the evils he could think of, and because he hated Jewish people, as well as anyone else that stood out as being different.

Answer 6

Most Germans are Lutheran. Can't imagine why the kid with the funny moustache would've been bent ouf of shape about not being Catholic.

Answer 7

Not sure what you are saying.

Hitler targeted the following groups

Russians
Jews
Gypsies
Free Masons
Jehovah's Witnesses
Political dissadents
Homosexuals

Generally, he did not persecute protestants and Catholics, as Germany is predominantly protestant (Lutheran) and Austria predominantly catholic

Answer 8

Hitler was not a practicing Catholic, despite what he was baptised. A great many Catholics, priests in particular, were murdered by Hitler. His reign of terror was broad & not as selective as most people think.

Answer 9

I'm sure many people were killed because neighbors hated them and told the SS they were secretly jews to get rid of them

Answer 10

He also killed anyone who was disabled, regardless of religious affiliation! He only wanted those that were blond hair, blue eyed, and perfect!

Answer 11

Those idiots killed some people simply because of the color of their eyes.