--- title: The Catholic Church Under the Nazi Regime url: "https://traunsee-almtal.salzkammergut.at/en/oesterreich-veranstaltung/detail/430299648/the-catholic-church-under-the-nazi-regime.html" description: Unappreciated, loyal, and unwittingly resistant. The Catholic Church in Austria under the Nazi regime, 1938–45 image: "https://traunsee-almtal.salzkammergut.at/fileadmin/user_upload/traunsee-almtal/Logos/Traunsee_Almtal_Logo_.png" date: 2018-09-27 modified: 2025-10-16 --- # The Catholic Church Under the Nazi Regime The Catholic Church Under the Nazi Regime =========================================== 28.10.2026 / 19:00- 21:00 Ebensee, History museum Ebensee Vorträge ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/472298/E64973C94C775A58FE3E760908CB5DCFE75F3D230ADAEE20414D0068FC2F80D1/herbstprogramm-jpg.jpg) View copyright © Zeitgeschichte Museum Ebensee, Zeitgeschichte Museum Ebensee Close copyright [ ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/472298/E64973C94C775A58FE3E760908CB5DCFE75F3D230ADAEE20414D0068FC2F80D1/herbstprogramm-jpg.jpg "© Zeitgeschichte Museum Ebensee, Zeitgeschichte Museum Ebensee") ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/472298/E64973C94C775A58FE3E760908CB5DCFE75F3D230ADAEE20414D0068FC2F80D1/herbstprogramm-jpg.jpg) Kirchengasse 5 4802 Ebensee [ open in Google Maps ](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Kirchengasse%205%2C%204802%20Ebensee "Link will open in a new window") [ Open in Apple Maps ](https://maps.apple.com/place?address=Kirchengasse%205%2C%204802%20Ebensee "Link will open in a new window") ![](https://static.ecmaps.de/staticmap.jpg?experience=webarchitektur-meta&lat=47.813237374445&lon=13.771756589413&width=991&height=450&project=ttg-basemap&zoom=2000&server=meta.tourdata.at) Free entry [ Event information ](#ttgCollapseBeschreibung) ------------------------------------------------- Unappreciated, loyal, and unwittingly resistant. The Catholic Church in Austria under the Nazi regime, 1938–45 Because of the heavy toll it suffered, the Catholic clergy was counted among the most prominent victim groups of the Nazi era after 1945, which earned it moral credibility. It was not until a play by the writer Rolf Hochhuth, who died in 2020 (“The Deputy,” 1963), that a discussion was sparked about the churches’ “silence” regarding Nazi crimes, and accusations of collaboration began to mount against them. Since then, a heated debate has raged over how to interpret the behavior of the churches during this period—both that of their congregations and their clergy. This lecture outlines the complexity of the phenomenon and concludes with an attempt at a nuanced assessment. Speaker: Associate Professor (ret.) DDr. Rupert Klieber (University of Vienna) Start: 7:00 p.m. at the ZME [ Contact ](#ttgCollapseKontakt) ---------------------------------- **History museum Ebensee** Kirchengasse 5, 4802 Ebensee Phone[+43 6133 5601](tel:+4361335601) E-Mail[museum@utanet.at](#mailto) Web[memorial-ebensee.at/](https://memorial-ebensee.at/) --- **We speak the following languages** German [ Event location ](#ttgCollapseVeranstaltungsorte) ---------------------------------------------------- **History museum Ebensee** Kirchengasse 5, 4802 Ebensee Phone [+43 6133 5601](tel:+4361335601) E-Mail Web [ Arrival ](#ttgCollapseAnreise) ---------------------------------- [ Prices ](#ttgCollapsePreise) -------------------------------- - Free entry - voluntary contribution [ Suitability ](#ttgCollapseEignung) -------------------------------------- - All weather - Suitable for groups - Suitable for teenagers - Suitable for seniors - Suitable for single travelers - Suitable for friends - Suitable for couples [ Accessibility ](#ttgCollapseBarrierefreiheit) ------------------------------------------------- Please get in touch for more information. [To the website](https://memorial-ebensee.at/) powered by [TOURDATA](https://www.tourdata.at "New window") [ ![TOURDATA Logo](https://traunsee-almtal.salzkammergut.at/fileadmin/templates/global/images/Logo-Tourdata.png "TOURDATA Logo") ](https://www.tourdata.at "New window")