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He refused Göring's oath and cost German Catholics fourteen silent years
A sixty-two-year-old prince refused Hermann Göring’s oath in 1934 to keep German Catholic assemblies independent - but what did that refusal cost him?
He refused Göring's oath and cost German Catholics fourteen silent years
In this episode, we follow Aloysius, seventh Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg, through his choice to reject a demand from Hermann Göring and the consequences that followed. The episode traces his family background, legal training, and decades of Catholic leadership to ask what price he paid to protect an institution.
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