Hitler, The Holy See, And A Historic Treaty: The Reichskonkordat At 90 – Analysis

By AC Wimmer

On Thursday, July 20, the Catholic Church marked the 90th anniversary of a deal made in Rome on a hot summer day in 1933 between Hitler’s Germany and the Holy See: the Reichskonkordat. It’s a treaty that is both historically significant and relevant today because it has never been abrogated.

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