A SOCIETY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 1772, sig. 109-4/1527

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4a - 2 - The struggle of the German people against Bolshevism is not discussed in any way. Rather, the bishops enumerate in exaggerated form all the measures of the last years, which were carried out on the ecclesial territory by the state, and ask for the Holy Blessing for their work. The accusations against the state culminate in the sentence: "To what extent the abolition of human rights is to be seen from the fact that the killing of the mentally ill has been added to sterilization." In the address of devotion, it is further stated that, despite the terribly serious situation, the numerous weeps of the opponents - in contrast to which the Church seems almost unarmed - the bishops do not let go of the work in the heads of the various states of life. "In particular, we lead women and girls to share religious instruction with children in a simple form and show mothers how they can prepare their children for the first Holy Communion at an early age. ... We still train core groups of young people and gather the cath. These statements prove once again that the Church, with all the means at her disposal, is endeavouring to activate the pastoral care of young people before all, and here all possible ways are taken. For example, H e y d r i c h e law clerk 63978 ria vnitr Kra.