BATTLE EMBLEM.
Roman Catholics Object to Nazi Swastika. MEMBERSHIP JORBIDDEN. BERLIN, March 18. A manifesto issued at Frankfurt by Roman Catholic bishops denounces the Swastika Cross, the symbol of the Nazis (Fascists) of Germany as a "battle emblem against the Cross of Christ." The manifesto forbids Roman Catholics to become members of the Nazi party on the grounds that the ideals of the Nazis are opposed to Roman Catholicism, notably their declaration favouring all religions so long as they do not violate the moral sense of the Germanic race. The bishops pronounce that declaration to be anti-Christian, as it permits race sentiment to judge God's laws. They say they regard the aims of the Nazis as including the establishment of a new German national Church, separated from "the Roman Catholic Church.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 66, 19 March 1931, Page 7
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