Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy
What is The Reich Church?
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In an effort to give his government and authority legitimacy, and with the support and assistance of willing, self-protecting bishops such as Theodore Heckel (see "Important People"), Hitler created an official church of the Reich, the Reich Church, which ostensibly preached Christian principles but which was, in fact, a religion-oriented venue for Nazi propaganda.