Summary Of During The Holocaust By Matthew E Bunson

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During the Holocaust many Catholics feared for their lives. Matthew E. Bunson, the author, explains that Catholics had a very hard time during the Holocaust due to them being sent off to concentration camps and dieing in those conditions. Many Catholics lied about not believing in God so they wouldn’t be punished to a severe extent. Many Catholics got caught lying and were either sent to a camp or sent to torture chambers. The church was a target for Nazis. On June 6, 1941 Adolf Hitler sent Nazies to the christian churchs.
The Church in Germany had survived many hardships in the late 19th century, including the policy of Kulturkampf implemented by the powerful German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck that looked to decrease Catholic influence in