This is an excerpt by Gregory S. Paul on the mutual advantages of the Concordat to the Vatican and the Nazis. It is taken from his article, The Great Scandal: Christianity's Role in the Rise of the Nazis – Part I. See also Part 2 and Part 3

In recognition of this allieance, even as late as 2018 the new Catholic bishop of Würzburg still used the words prescribed in art. 16 when he swore to protect the "interests of the German state".