Among the measures taken to reduce the influence of the CatholicChurch was the addition in 1871 of þ 130a to the GermanCriminalCode (Strafgesetzbuch), which threatened clergy who discussed politics from the pulpit with two years of prison
The Kanzelparagraph remains in force until 1953, several religious orders like the Jesuits remained banned from the German Empire, confiscated properties were not returned, discrimination against the Catholic minority continued in Civil Service
