The Catholic Church as a whole and particularly the bishops were resistant to both the East German state and Marxist ideology, and the state allowed the bishops to lodge protests, which they did on issues such as abortion.
The state allowed the bishops to lodge protests, which they did on issues such as abortion. The Catholic Church as a whole (and particularly the bishops) resisted both the East German state and Marxist ideology.
The Catholic Church as a whole (and particularly the bishops) resisted both the East German state and Marxist ideology. The state allowed the bishops to lodge protests, which they did on issues such as abortion.
The Catholic Church as a whole (and particularly the bishops) resisted both the East German state and Marxist ideology. The state allowed the bishops to lodge protests, which they did on issues such as abortion.