the catholic church

• The Nazis were worried about the power of the Catholic Church because Catholics would always remain more loyal to the

  pope than to Hitler.
• This meant German Catholics would go against the Nazis if the pope told them to do so.
• In July 1933,

  Hitler agreed a Concordat with the pope that meant that Catholics were free to worship and run their own schools in return for

  staying out of politics.
• sent their children to Catholic schools and

  the Catholic youth organisation.