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The Catholic Church denounced Nazism in the years leading up to its rise to power in 1933–34. It believed its primary duty was to protect German Catholics and the Church. Popes Pius XI and Pius XII publicly denounced racism and the murder of innocents.
The Catholic Church in Germany comprises 7 ecclesiastical provinces each headed by an archbishop. The provinces are in turn subdivided into 20 dioceses and 7 archdioceses each headed by a bishop or an archbishop.
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The Catholic Church and Nazi Germany (2009). Mourret, Fernand. History Of The Catholic Church (8 vol, 1931) comprehensive history to 1878. country by country. online free; by French Catholic priest. Ross, Ronald J. The failure of Bismarck's Kulturkampf: Catholicism and state power in imperial Germany, 1871-1887 (Catholic University of Amer ...
Catholic League (German) (5 P) Catholic Church councils held in Germany (5 P) F. Former Roman Catholic dioceses in Germany (1 C, 25 P) J. ... Catholic Church and Nazi ...
The following category includes persons from Germany who are or were members of the Roman Catholic Church. Membership does not necessarily indicate personal Christian faith. Contents
In May 2022, Andreas Sturm, a past vicar general of the Diocese of Speyer, left the Roman Catholic Church to join the German Old Catholic Church, after admitting that he broke his vow of celibacy, and over doctrinal disputes. [7] As of 2023, the Diocese of Speyer authorizes same-sex blessings in the diocese, after a ruling by Bishop Weisemann. [8]
The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bamberg (lat. Archidioecesis Metropolitae Bambergensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Bavaria, one of 27 in Germany. In 2015, 32.9% of the population identified as Catholic, and 15.6% of those reported that they attend Mass on Sunday—a relatively high number in Germany.