Church Opposition

• What was the second reason the PEL opposed the Reich church?


  Nazi attempts to prevent Jewish people from being Christians and banning Jewish Old Testament teachings.
• What did the PEL establish in 1934 to rival the Reich Church?


  The Confessing Church.
• How many pastors joined the Confessing Church compared to those who remained in the Reich church?


  About 6,000 joined the Confessing Church while 2,000 remained in the Reich church.
• What happened to about 800 pastors who criticized Nazi policies?


  They were sent to concentration camps.
• What action did some Catholic priests take after the breakdown of the Concordat?


  They criticized the Nazis.
• How many Catholic priests were sent to Dachau concentration camp?


  400 Catholic priests.
• Who criticized the T4 programme in 1939?


  Bishop Galen.
• What was the T4 programme aimed at?


  To murder physically and mentally handicapped children.
• Who was the most famous religious opponent of the Nazi regime?

  Pastor Martin Niemoller.
• What happened to Pastor Martin Niemoller in 1938?


  He was arrested by the Gestapo and sent to Sachsenhausen camp.
• In what year was Pastor Martin Niemoller arrested?


  1938.