Religion in The Painted Bird

I found it interesting during the last reading how much religion was mentioned. Jerzy writes about how the boy lived with the Garbos for a bit and he would normally get beaten and almost killed during certain times. He would visit the church on a weekly basis, since he knew the priest was a good man and would not hurt him. The church always fascinated the boy, how God's presence was always sensed in the churches. I was surprised that even as a Gypsy in a community filled with Garbos (German spies) that the boy would be able to visit the church. During WWII Hilter would compare his work to God's work. "Hence today I believe that I am acting in accordance with the will of the Almighty Creator: by defending myself against the Jew, I am fighting for the work of the Lord" (Walker). That anyone without blue eyes and blonde hair was not worthy of praying to God. This discrimination leads to him being ostracized in the church during the mass.

http://nobeliefs.com/hitlerchristian.htm