Finally, a letter that Wagner's wife had sent to their pregnant daughter, Gerda, had been brought by Himmler to Bormann's attention. In it, Frau Wagner forbade on religious grounds, her daughter's planned marriage to the child's father, a member of the Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler who had left the Church. All this ran counter to the Nazi anti-Catholic doctrine, and Bormann used it to attack Wagner.
A letter from Wagner's wife to their pregnant daughter, Gerda, was brought to Bormann by Himmler. The letter forbade Gerda's marriage to her child's father, a member of the Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler who had left the Church, due to religious objections. This action contradicted Nazi anti-Catholic doctrine, and Bormann used it as leverage against Wagner.