Bishop Von Galen
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Inmates Removed From Hospitals and Homes and Shortly Thereafter Killed
Part two. Read part one here. These excerpts are from a sermon delivered by Bishop von Galen on 3 August 1941 in which he addresses the murder of innocent patients. The Aktion T4 programme had been responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of mentally ill and physically handicapped people. Although he spoke during
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The Right to Life, to Inviolability, to Freedom Is an Indispensable Part of Any Moral Order of Society
Part one. Part two here. These excerpts are from two sermons delivered by Bishop von Galen on 13 July 1941, and 20 July 1941. Although he speaks them during the war and after a recent persecution of priests and religious in his diocese who were expelled from their monasteries and sent to concentration camps, his