After the German National Socialists came to power, Adolf Hitler entered into a concordat with the Catholic Church in July 1933. Article 1 guaranteed "freedom of profession and public practice of the Catholic religion." Article 23 stated, "The retention of Catholic denomination schools and the establishment of new ones, is guaranteed." Der Führer, however, was a Lügner (liar). His policies went on to include expropriation of Catholic newspapers and schools, conscription of Catholic children into the Hitler Youth, and infiltration of Church activities. Fr. William Saunders notes: Gestapo agents attended Mass and listened to every homily preached, prepared to arrest … Continue reading Dissent in a Box, or Insularity as an Ally of Totalitarianism