The Lion of Münster: The Bishop Who Roared Against The Nazis

The Lion of Münster: The Bishop Who Roared Against The Nazis
- The Lion of Münster: The Bishop Who Roared Against The Nazis
The dear God placed me in a position in which I had a duty to call black 'black' and white 'white'. These words were spoken by Cardinal Clemens August von Galen, the bishop of the diocese of MÃ¼nster in Germany from 1933 to 1946. In so doing, he risked death at the hands of the Nazis, one Gestapo leader even urging that he be publicly hanged. Joseph Goebbels and others in the Nazi leadership, knowing the bishop s popularity, advised waiting, subscribing to the adage that revenge is a dish best served cold.

In this, the definitive English language biography of the great Lion of MÃ¼nster, readers will encounter the young von Galen as he learns the Catholic faith and love of the fatherland from his family, members of the German aristocracy. A nobleman, a prince of his people and of his Church, the boy grew into a man, a six-and-a-half-foot tall giant of a man, who, though he loved his homeland, loved God, His Church and His law even more; for he knew that calling his homeland back to the ways of God is the one way in which a bishop can best demonstrate that love for the people under his spiritual care. And so, in three magnificent sermons and countless other speeches, communiques and gestures, the Lion roared.

This story of his life and his stirring words provides readers with an indispensable glimpse into the confrontation between Church and State in Hitler s Germany and will serve as a reminder to all men and women of good will of the duty to call black black and white white.
Country USA
Brand Tan Books
Manufacturer TAN Books
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 2616
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781618907646
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Tan Books
Manufacturer	TAN Books
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	2616
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781618907646
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

The Lion of Münster: The Bishop Who Roared Against The Nazis

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