𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐒𝐎𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐓 𝐂𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐊𝐃𝐎𝐖𝐍 𝐎𝐍 𝐏𝐈𝐔𝐒 𝐗𝐈𝐈'𝐬 𝐇𝐎𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐓𝐎𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐒 𝐆𝐄𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐘
Ｐａｒｔ （１／２）

In 1940, the National Socialists saw right past the ambiguous wording and scheming of the Church against the aims of Germany. From Pius XI in his encyclical Mit brennender Sorge to XII's encyclical Summi Pontificatus, the National Socialists understood the language behind them very well. Here's what the NSDAP published in their periodical Mitteilungen zur weltanschaulichen Lage:

"Pius XII’s first encyclical, known by its opening words "Summi Pontificatus" (see the text in Nos. 29 and 30, Year 5, of "Mitteilungen zur weltanschaulichen Lage"), can be described as an unequivocal challenge to National Socialist Germany—a challenge that carries all the more weight given that it was issued at a time when Germany is engaged in a desperate struggle for its right to exist and for "Lebensraum". The press in both enemy and neutral countries has commented with evident satisfaction on the encyclical’s anti-National Socialist stance. The London broadcasting service conveyed the full content of the encyclical to the British people—something that would hardly have occurred had it been a merely impartial Vatican pronouncement. French radio, in a broadcast on October 28, observed that the Pope clearly perceives who the "victims" are in the current war and on which side the "tormentors" stand. At the opening of the current session of the Chamber of Deputies, Prime Minister Daladier welcomed Pius XII’s encyclical with these words: "I also wish to acknowledge the moving message in which the Roman Pontiff condemned the systems and methods that are the root cause of the ills from which Europe suffers today." In his encyclical of October 27, Pope Pius XII reminded the world that international relations can rest only upon respect for every nation’s right to life and liberty, and upon fidelity to treaties. These resolute words have met with the warmest approval in the hearts of all French people, thereby offering a reassuring affirmation to us and to all who believe in the power of truth. "

"Phrases from the encyclical—such as "cult of the here-and-now," "anti-Christian errors and movements," and "corrupt and corrupting paganism"—have for years been part of the vocabulary used in the Papal Church’s campaign against National Socialism. In the section where the Pope speaks of the "unity of the whole of humanity," he contrasts the international worldview and global objective of the Roman Church with the natural "völkisch" outlook of National Socialism, specifically highlighting the elevation of "twelve representatives of the most diverse peoples and tribes to episcopal consecration." The family is skillfully drawn into the center of the dispute; viewing it from the "perspective of völkisch strength" is characterized as a threat to the "primary and essential germ-cell of society." It is at this point that the primary intended audience of the encyclical is expressed with particular clarity. After all, the example of the family would have offered an opportunity to point out the family-dissolving and family-destroying nature of Bolshevism—and to call it by name. For the National Socialist state takes this germ-cell of communal life as its starting point and places it at the center of its legislation."

Source: BArch RS 4/818 Mitteilung zur weltanschaulichen Lage Nr. 1 / 6. Jahr. 11. Januar 1940