Religion and the Occult of Nazism: What do Catholics say?

In 1936, the Nazis organized the Olympic Games in Berlin as a demonstration of their importance and strength. However, the Fuhrer initially described this event as an invention of "Jews, Freemasons and Blacks," discrediting the idea of Olympism, which was revived at the end of the 19th century. This may come as a surprise in the context of the Nazi vision of building a new race of superhumans and the cult of physicality. The Nazis appealed to the Spartan model of an agogenic educational system, thus supporting the activities of paramilitary organizations and the doctrine of racial purity. IOC member Ernest Lee Jahnke objected to the decision to award IO to Berlin, rightly noting that the idea of fair Olympic competition and unity of physical strength should be clearly distinguished from the Nazi ideal of physical fitness and the racist persecution that had already been used and afflicted Jewish athletes in the Reich during this period. The Nazis tried to stylize the event as an ancient Games, noting, for example, the way the Olympic torch was lit or the winners were decorated with Nazi oak laurels. During the opening ceremony, German propaganda ridiculed the arriving delegations and scrupulously used the fact that the Nazi salute (right arm extended forward and raised) and the Olympic salute (right arm extended to the side), announcing that representatives of the country's parade during the Olympic opening ceremony were greeted by A. Hitler with a gesture typical of the German Nazis. All this was meant to emphasize the Fuhrer's recognition outside the Reich.

The Nazis, despite their declared anti-religion, did not completely sever relations with the Catholic Church. Moreover, back in March 1933, negotiations began between the Third Reich and the Holy See regarding the conclusion of a concordat. The document, signed in July, casts doubt on previous warnings from German bishops who wrote back in 1931: "Catholics are forbidden to recognize and express these Nazi views, both in words and deeds." The columnists of the Vatican newspaper L Osservatore Romano followed the same path, saying that membership in the NSDAP was "incompatible with the Catholic conscience." In 1932, Catholics who supported the regime were threatened with a ban on performing the sacraments and even excommunication from the church. Nazi racism contradicted Catholic universalism, although in the 1930s the Vatican repeatedly took a position contrary to the interests of the Jewish population. Best porn site https://noodlemagazine.com - Watch porn.