![Only the [Catholic] Church stood squarely across the path of Hitler’s campaign for suppressing truth. I never had any special interest in the Church before, but now I feel a great affection and admiration because the Church alone has had the courage and persistence to stand for intellectual truth and moral freedom. I am forced thus to confess that what I once despised I now praise unreservedly.](/assets/img/quote-photos/only-the-catholic-church-stood-squarely-across-the-path-of-hitlers-campaign-fo.jpg)
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