INTER WAR YEARS 1919 TO 1939
NAZISM IN GERMANY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Hitler agreed that Catholic schools should have freedom
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Hitler agreed to freedom of worship
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Catholic youth activities were banned
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -A concordat is a convention between the Holy See and a sovereign state that defines the relationship between the Catholic Church and the state in matters that concern both, i.e. the recognition and privileges of the Catholic Church in a particular country and with secular matters that impact on church interests.
Detailed explanation-2: -By the terms of the concordat the church renounced all political activities and in turn the state guaranteed the right to free worship, to circulate pastoral epistles, to maintain Catholic schools and property.
Detailed explanation-3: -The main terms of the Concordat of 1801 between France and Pope Pius VII included: A declaration that “Catholicism was the religion of the great majority of the French” but not the official state religion, thus maintaining religious freedom, in particular with respect to Protestants.
Detailed explanation-4: -He disagreed with the Church’s policy on Indulgences (paying money to the Church to obtain forgiveness for sins). Only Catholic priests were allowed to read, interpret, and teach the Bible. The Pope established the only correct way to interpret the scriptures, and all Catholics were bound to follow it.