[AnAmericanMother]

The bishop of Mainz, Germany, excommunicated every Catholic member of the Nazi party in his diocese. He banned uniformed groups from entering churches and forbade Nazis from taking part in funerals and other services. The Oct. 11, 1930, issue of the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano said, "Belonging to the National Socialist Party of Hitler is irreconcilable with Catholic conscience." In February 1931, the German bishops meeting in conferences in Fulda and Freising supported the action of the bishop of Mainz, but limited the excommunications to Nazi leaders and activists. They issued pastoral letters informing the faithful, as well as letters of guidance for German clergy. Hitler's Rise to Power Dennis Barton, pages 8 and 9.

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