od ied ▁in ▁the ▁A ry an ▁Par agraph . ▁Through ▁the ▁Bar men ▁Dec laration , ▁the ▁church ▁condem ned ▁the ▁national ▁German ▁Evangel ical ▁Church ▁as ▁her et ical . ▁Werner ▁L ent , ▁an ▁ad her ent ▁of ▁the ▁Conf ess ing ▁church , ▁was ▁arrested ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁after ▁pre aching ▁an ▁anti - N azi ▁ser mon . ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁his ▁brother ▁Jo achim ▁was ▁arrested ▁by ▁the ▁Gest ap o ▁after ▁reading ▁the ▁so - called ▁M öld ers ▁letter ▁from ▁the ▁pul pit . ▁The ▁M öld ers ▁letter ▁was ▁a ▁propag anda ▁piece ▁conce ived ▁by ▁Se ft on ▁Del mer , ▁the ▁chief ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁black ▁propag anda ▁in ▁the ▁Political ▁War fare ▁Executive ▁( P WE ) ▁to ▁capital ise ▁on ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Germany ' s ▁f ighter ▁ace ▁Werner ▁M öld ers ; ▁this ▁letter , ▁ost ens ibly ▁written ▁by ▁M öld ers , ▁att ested ▁to ▁the ▁supre me ▁importance ▁of ▁his ▁Catholic ▁faith ▁in ▁his ▁life — by ▁imp lication , ▁placing ▁faith ▁above ▁his ▁alleg iance ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Social ist ▁Party . ▁ ▁Death ▁ ▁On ▁ 5 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁L ent ▁fle w ▁his ▁J unk ers ▁Ju - 8 8 ▁G – 6 , ▁c oded ▁D 5 + AA , ▁from ▁St ade ▁to ▁P ader born . ▁His ▁crew ▁included ▁his ▁long -