Question
This leader sought to unify his country's churches by espousing a non-denominational movement called Positive Christianity. This leader, whose policies were condemned in the Christmas address, is likely the "mad prophet" described in a work written "with burning anxiety." At Barmen, a declaration rejecting this leader's influence was issued by the Confessing Church. A 1999 book pejoratively labeled (*) Pius XII as this leader's Pope. A pastor wrote about the rise of this leader in his poem "First they came…" Following the 20 July plot, this leader hanged theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer, an opponent of his euthanasia program. For 10 points, name this dictator who incarcerated priests at Dachau during the Holocaust. ■END■
ANSWER: Adolf Hitler (The second line refers to Pius XI's encyclical Mit brennender Sorge. "First they came…" is by Martin Niemöller.)
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Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | TUH | Conv. % | Power % | Neg % | Average Buzz |
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2025 PACE NSC | 06/07/2025 | Y | 36 | 100% | 19% | 0% | 73.69 |