The East German State and the Catholic Church, 1945-1989

activities Administrative April August auxiliary bishop Berlin Conference bishop of Berlin BStU Cardinal Bengsch Cardinal Meisner Catholic Church Catholic clergy Christian Church Affairs Communist contacts conversation critical December declaration Deutschland dialogue Diocese of Meißen discussion Dissemond district council Döpfner Dresden East Ecumenical Convocation Erfurt February GDR's Gerhard Görlitz Groß Gysi Halle Action Group Honecker Ibid ideological internal issue January Jugendweihe July June Katholische Kirche Kirchenpolitik Lange lay Catholics leaders Leipzig Magdeburg March meeting negotiations November Nuschke October Office ordinaries organs Ostpolitik Paderborn participate party pastoral letter Politburo political abstinence pope position Prelate Preysing priests Protestant Church regional relations religious Rintelen SAPMO-BArch Schwerin Secretariat Secretary for Church SED's Seigewasser September social socialist Soviet Spülbeck Staatssicherheit state's statements synod theological tion Ulbricht Vatican Weskamm West Berlin West German Western Wienken youth Zinke