"...and we say that the war will not end as the Jews imagine, that is, with the eradication of the Aryans, but the result of this war will be the complete annihilation of the Jews (Adolf) Adolf Hitler said this in a speech in 1942. Obviously at this point he had not been subtle about his plans to exterminate the Jews. The fact is that the German people knew about his plans and they still did not nothing about it. One group in particular that didn't do anything that they probably should have done more than any other group were the churches, especially the Christian churches (including the Catholic church what was happening to the Jews and other groups). minorities and decided to do nothing was terribly wrong and went against everything they stood for. This is not to say that they all did nothing. In fact there were a few different groups and even entire sects who began to help. However, churches as a whole did not make a concerted and broad effort to combat the Holocaust. Although many churches and religious leaders in Germany believed that ignoring the atrocities of the Nazi regime would save them and their congregations from the merciless consequences of disobedience, their lack of resistance was appalling and the wrong choice to act. Considering the more widespread idea that the Holocaust was allowed to happen, it is important to look at the different churches and the historical anti-Semitic sentiments among these churches. In Germany, at the time of the Holocaust, there were two dominant churches; the German Evangelical Church and the Catholic Church. The German Evangelical Church has always prided itself on being... at the center of the paper... more eloquent than its plans to exterminate the Jews. Np, nd Web. 23 February 2014. Bergen, Doris L. War and Genocide: A Concise History of the Holocaust. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield, 2003. Print."The German Churches and the Nazi State." United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. United States Holocaust Remembrance Council, 10 June 2013. Web. 03 February 2014. 27 January 2014The Holy Bible containing the Old and New Testaments: translated from the original languages ​​and with previous translations diligently compared and revised. New York: Stereotypes for the American Bible Society by D. & G. Bruce, 1817. Print. "Reaction of the International Church to Kristallnacht". United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. United States Holocaust Memorial Council, n.d. Web. 04 February 2014."Pius Xii." (n.d.): Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia. Network. January 31st. 2014.