Kaarlo Kares

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K. R. Kares

Karl Fredrik (Kaarlo Reetrikki) Kares (14 December 1873, in

Patriotic People's Movement (IKL) from 1933 until his death in 1942.[2]

Views

Kares welcomed Nazi Germany and openly supported the views of the German Christian movement, the Nazi ecclesiastical cover organization. According to him, with the Nazis, "new refreshing winds were blowing in the German church".[3]

Kares was also anti-Semitic, claiming that the persecution of the Jews was due to their own actions. Kares considered the Jews as whole rich and lacking in God’s blessing. According to him, the antichrist was also a Jew.[4]

References

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  2. ^ "Sök - Uppslagsverket Finland". www.uppslagsverket.fi. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
  3. ^ Murtorinne, Eino: Risti hakaristin varjossa : Saksan ja Pohjoismaiden kirkkojen suhteet Kolmannen valtakunnan aikana 1933–1940, s. 29, 47, 68. Helsinki: Suomen kirkkohistoriallinen seura, 1972. ISBN 951-90210-0-0. Teoksen verkkoversio (PDF).
  4. ^ Leinivaara, Juha: Antisemitismiä Suomessa 30-luvulla Paholaisen asianajaja. 12.1.2011.