Polnischer Staat, katholische Kirche und die deutschen Katholiken in Polen 1918-1939
German Catholics in Poland shared the fate of the whole German minority in Poland between the wars. The Polish authorities sought to remove German influence in the areas which had formerly belonged to Prussia. Early attempts to assimilate minorities in the new Polish nation had to be abandoned, espe...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | German |
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2002
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Kirchliche Zeitgeschichte
Year: 2002, Volume: 15, Issue: 1, Pages: 128-149 |
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| Summary: | German Catholics in Poland shared the fate of the whole German minority in Poland between the wars. The Polish authorities sought to remove German influence in the areas which had formerly belonged to Prussia. Early attempts to assimilate minorities in the new Polish nation had to be abandoned, especially among the German minority, which was politically, culturally and economically in a strong position. But the attempts of the minority group to preserve their economic and cultural heritage resulted in restrictive policies by the Polish state. In such areas as Upper Silesia, Posen and Pomerania, the church authorities and some of the Polish clergy took part in these attempts to reassert Polish control. For instance, in Bromberg and Posen, the ownership of land in some parishes and in religious institutions was restricted. On the other hand, in the years 1933-1939, the Church Struggle going on in Germany spilled over to the German Catholics in Poland, who were, as a result, divided in their views about National Socialism. The Chairman of the German Catholic People's Party in Upper Silesia, Dr Eduard Pant, and his newspaper "The Germans in Poland" formed a group which repudiated the Nazi ideology and sharply condemned its policies. But as tensions increased in the relations between Germany and Poland in the last months before the outbreak of war, sharper measures were taken in Upper Silesia, for instance, the prohibition of preaching sermons in German. |
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| ISSN: | 2196-808X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Kirchliche Zeitgeschichte
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