then there was the characterisation of the Church as a homosexual club seeking the degradation of women, and the suggestion that their Germanic forefathers had dealt simply with homosexuals by sinking them in bogs. With these glimpses into Himmler’s soul it cannot be doubted that the goals he was to pursue a few years later were direct expressions of this inner turmoil and were present, even if not precisely formulated, in 1937 – had been present at least since he had come under Hitler’s spell and been appointed Reichsführer-SS.
