WI: Religion in a Nazi Victory

If the Catholic Church takes an anti-Nazi lone it will be suppressed, period. If it continues to be pro-Nazi on balance, I can't see countries that are in a cold war/anti-Nazi allowing funding for the Catholic Church to go overseas - for local efforts/parishes/schools yes, but to go to Rome and support pro-Nazi "propaganda"...doubt it.

In Europe, most established churches receive/received state funding. If the Nazis reduce this, cut it off, then they need to go to their parishoners for funding. As the number of real believers diminishes, so will funding. Also expect seminaries to come under more and more direct Nazi control...funding, curriculum, etc. Remember the tenets of Nazi philosophy go against the grain of more modern Christianity, so with time as the population is indoctrinated in Nazi philosophy from an early age, the attraction of Christianity will decrease, and agnostic/atheist or even pagan will become more popular with the "negative" career effects of Christian belief.
 
If the Catholic Church takes an anti-Nazi lone it will be suppressed, period. If it continues to be pro-Nazi on balance, I can't see countries that are in a cold war/anti-Nazi allowing funding for the Catholic Church to go overseas - for local efforts/parishes/schools yes, but to go to Rome and support pro-Nazi "propaganda"...doubt it.

In Europe, most established churches receive/received state funding. If the Nazis reduce this, cut it off, then they need to go to their parishoners for funding. As the number of real believers diminishes, so will funding. Also expect seminaries to come under more and more direct Nazi control...funding, curriculum, etc. Remember the tenets of Nazi philosophy go against the grain of more modern Christianity, so with time as the population is indoctrinated in Nazi philosophy from an early age, the attraction of Christianity will decrease, and agnostic/atheist or even pagan will become more popular with the "negative" career effects of Christian belief.
Atheist actually weren't that high on the favorite list of the nazis.
In the Book "50 Fragen und Antworten für den SS-Mann" which can also be found in "Die Schutzstaffel als antibolschewistische Kampforganisation" from Heinrich Himmler there is an chapter named "Glaube an Gott" (Believe in God).
Die Antwort ist: "Wir schworen dir, Adolf Hitler, als Fuhrer und Kanzler des Deutschen Reiches Treue und Tapferkeit. Wir geloben dir und den von dir bestimmten Vorgesetzten Gehorsam bis in den Tod. So wahr uns Gott helfe!"
Die zweite Frage lautet: "Also glaubst Du an einen Gott?"
Die Antwort lautet: "Ja, ich glaube an einen Herrgott."
Die dritte Frage lautet: "Was haltst Du von einem Menschen, der an keinen Gott glaubt?"
Die Antwort lautet: "Ich halte ihn für uberheblich, größenwahnsinnig und dumm; er ist nicht fur uns geeignet."
Basically it says to be fit for the SS you have to believe in god and that atheists are arrogant, megalomaniac and stupid and therefore not fit for serving in the SS.
 
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