User:Thomas Bluger

After his final Advent sermon Cardinal Faulhaber was requested by the Gestapo in Munich to clarify his attitude towards the Church’s anti-Jewish racial policies wherein, he replied “that he had indeed defended biblical Jewry in his sermons, but had expressed no views whatsoever on the modern Jewish question.” 16:39, 5 April 2023 (UTC)Thomas Bluger (talk)

This brings us back to January 26, 1934, when Hermann Esser the Bavarian Secretary of State wanted Berlin to act against Faulhaber because of his Advent sermons. Twice Berlin responded in favor of Cardinal Faulhaber holding that the Bavarian cabinet should rather express their sympathies to Cardinal Faulhaber for the attacks on his premises.

By that time Berlin was sufficiently satisfied that Faulhaber had signed-off on the Catholic Church’s position with respect to the Jewish question. It was at this time, “on the night of January 27, 1934,” that a revolver was fired at Cardinal Faulhaber.