Catholic institutions employed nearly 6000 forced labourers
Dusseldorf (RPO). In an academic study in what form and to what extent Catholic institutions during the Nazi era employed forced labour can now be shown. According to the German Bishops' Conference on Tuesday, Cardinal Karl Lehmann, will present in Mainz on 4 April the whole historical documentation (now changed to the 8th April due to the death of Bishop Rolly)
It was the costliest research in recent decades in the area of research into Catholicism, said the bishops' conference. As early as 2005, the Bonn Commission for Contemporary History of the Bishops' Conference stated that they have researched the fate of 4,829 foreign workers and 1,075 prisoners of war who worked in Catholic institutions during the Second World War.
The documentary contains 27 Diocesan reports which in the course of the investigations depict the record of the conditions in each Diocese, the conditions in the facilities and the use forced labour mainly from Poland and the Soviet Union. In addition, the efforts of the pastoral care and noteworthy individual cases as well as reconciliation initiatives since the year 2000 are documented.
The Catholic Church decided in 2000, unlike the Protestant Church not to make payments into the State Compensation Fund of the "Foundation for Remembrance, Responsibility and the Future" but to independently compensate forced labourers in Catholic institutions. Five million marks (2.55 million euros) for the compensation of the individuals concerned and a further five million marks for the strengthening of religious and social reconciliation work were made available.
Cathcon comment- Oscar Schindler employed many forced labourers and thereby saved many lives.
It was the costliest research in recent decades in the area of research into Catholicism, said the bishops' conference. As early as 2005, the Bonn Commission for Contemporary History of the Bishops' Conference stated that they have researched the fate of 4,829 foreign workers and 1,075 prisoners of war who worked in Catholic institutions during the Second World War.
The documentary contains 27 Diocesan reports which in the course of the investigations depict the record of the conditions in each Diocese, the conditions in the facilities and the use forced labour mainly from Poland and the Soviet Union. In addition, the efforts of the pastoral care and noteworthy individual cases as well as reconciliation initiatives since the year 2000 are documented.
The Catholic Church decided in 2000, unlike the Protestant Church not to make payments into the State Compensation Fund of the "Foundation for Remembrance, Responsibility and the Future" but to independently compensate forced labourers in Catholic institutions. Five million marks (2.55 million euros) for the compensation of the individuals concerned and a further five million marks for the strengthening of religious and social reconciliation work were made available.
Cathcon comment- Oscar Schindler employed many forced labourers and thereby saved many lives.
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