Why didn't Hitler eliminate The Papacy when he had the chance?

[Isaac]

He was raised Catholic, but that shouldn't have impeded his critical thinking abilities. He could've finished
what Luther started, but he didn't and now we have people like Nick Fuentes.

 

[Grub]

Imagine simping for Hitler. Dude was a pussy faggot who couldn't even finish his final solution. Was a meth addicted psycho who made extremely poor military decisions. Then offed himself with a woman so manly she might as well have been a troon in a bunker because 'muh failures'.

 

[MysticLord]

I feel like I'm interfacing with an AI trained on RTS games.

 

[CAPTAIN HAPPY]

Fuck Hitler lol
He was a fag.

 

[DJ Grelle]

serious answer
1) catholicism was stil very strong in southern germany and the government would probably have imploded if he tried
2) while allied to the italians, the papacy had finally settled the rome issue with the italian nation in the lateran treaty. This was seen as a major win of the fascist regime and mussolini would not repudiate it easily
3) the intent had always been to have christianity die out slowly within germany, as even in that period it was already in a decline.

 

[Mojo Thief]

What could Hitler have possibly gained by eliminating the papacy? Redirecting vital troops needed to hold off the Allies as they rapidly advanced northwards through Italy to attack a tiny religious state, and for what? Pissing off literally everyone in Italy, Austria, and half of Germany, and then making themselves look even more like the villains to the rest of the world?

Think before you put your euphoric fedora on next time.