What is The Bethel Confession

The Bethel Confession was an attempt, initially led by Bonhoeffer and a few other German clerics, to declare a set of values for the German church in clear opposition to the will and ways of the Reich Church. The vast majority of senior German clerics, however, eager to appease Hitler, watered down much of the confession to the point that Bonhoeffer distanced himself from it completely, viewing it as toothless and impotent.