What is Karlheinz Deschner?
[[File:Deschner Albert.JPG|thumb|Karlheinz Deschner (right) speaking to [[Hans Albert]].]] '''Karl Heinrich Leopold Deschner''' (23 May 1924 &ndash; 8 April 2014) was a [[Germans|German]] [[researcher]], [[humanist]], [[activist]] and [[writer]]. He was known in [[Europe]] for his in-depth and strong dislike towards [[Christianity]] in general and the [[Catholic Church]]. This was the subject of many of his [[article]]s and [[book]]s. His best known work was the 10 volume [[opus]] ''Christianity's Criminal History'' (''[[Kriminalgeschichte des Christentums]]'', [[Rowohlt Verlag]] GmbH, [[Reinbek]]). He was born in [[Bamberg]], [[Bavaria]], [[Weimar Republic]]. Deschner died on 8 April 2014 in [[Haßfurt]], Bavaria, [[Germany]]. He was 89 years old.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mainpost.de/ueberregional/kulturwelt/kultur/Kirchenkritiker-Karlheinz-Deschner-ist-tot;art3809,8079141|title=Kirchenkritiker Karlheinz Deschner ist tot|date=9 April 2014|accessdate=10 April 2014|work=[[Main-Post]]|language=German|first=Ralph|last=Heringlehner|archive-date=13 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413174216/https://www.mainpost.de/ueberregional/kulturwelt/kultur/Kirchenkritiker-Karlheinz-Deschner-ist-tot;art3809,8079141|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons category}} {{Wikiquote}} * {{Official|http://www.deschner.info/}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Deschner, Karlheinz}} [[Category:1924 births]] [[Category:2014 deaths]] [[Category:Disease-related deaths in Germany]] [[Category:Former Roman Catholics]] [[Category:German activists]] [[Category:Humanists]] [[Category:Writers from Bavaria]] {{Bio-stub}}