Islam
The U.S. Catholic Bishops Feed into the Muslims-as-Martyrs Myth
In my last piece I discussed the Church’s latest act of appeasement toward Islam—namely, the U.S. bishops’ guide to Islamophobia. The guide is, to say the least, poorly timed. At ...
Vatican Allows Muslim Prayer Room in Apostolic Library
The Vatican will open a prayer room in the Vatican Apostolic Library for Muslim scholars. One of world’s oldest libraries, the Holy See’s library includes millions of theologically significant texts ...
How U.S. Bishops Feed the Muslims-as-Martyrs Myth
Although the mainstream media rarely reports on Muslim attacks on Christians, it jumps at the chance to cover stories about attacks on Muslims. For example, when a deranged white supremacist ...
TONE DEAF: USSCB Publishes Islamophobia Document SAME DAY that 64 Catholics Murdered in Islamist Attack in DR Congo
Catholic Culture shares with us these two stories on the same day: At least 64 dead in Islamist attack on Catholic parish in DR Congo USCCB publishes guide to Islamophobia ...
WATCH: Cardinal Cupich Praises Muslim ‘Brothers and Sisters’ at Annual ‘Iftar’ Dinner for Ramadan
Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich is under fire for attending an annual Muslim-Catholic “Iftar” dinner. “Happy to be at the … Muslim-Catholic Iftar in Morton Grove tonight to break the daily ...
The Big Cover-Up of Islam
I hope the title of this article doesn’t sound like a conspiracy theory — but if it does, keep in mind that not every conspiracy is a theory. Many of ...
Do Christians and Muslims “Worship the Same God”?
Why the “Perennialist School” — like Pope Francis's “all religions are paths to God” — is incompatible with Christianity In recent days, the internet has been ablaze with commentary on ...
Why Did It Take A Muslim To Persuade The Pope To Denounce The Disgusting Parody Of The Last Supper?
Whatever one makes of his aims or tactics, there’s no doubt Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is a formidable political operator. Over 20 years in power, he’s pioneered a populist ...
Catholic Ties with Muslim Leaders Reportedly Derailed by Same-Sex Blessings
Catholic clergy from Egypt have warned that ties with Orthodox and Islamic leaders are being derailed by a Vatican decision to allow the blessing of same-sex couples, after the country’s ...
Cardinal Dolan Offers “Blessings and Graces” to our Islamic “Brothers and Sisters”?
Blessings and graces to our Islamic brothers and sisters, because their holy season of Ramadan begins today! They’re a good example to us on our Lenten journey. @thegnewsroom pic.twitter.com/mFZea8oEQA — ...
Italian Diocese Urges Catholics to join Muslims for Prayers and Meals in Ramadan
An Italian diocese is instructing its priests to participate in Islamic rituals, citing Pope Francis’ directives on interreligious dialogue. The Diocese of Bergamo issued a communiqué on Monday urging priests ...
Is the Vatican Covering Up for Islamic Radicalism?
Pope Francis likes to … er, pontificate on a number of subjects that are outside of his area of expertise. For example, he seems to think that climate change is ...
Pope Francis Defends Islam as ‘Religion of Peace’
Pope Francis is at it again, misleading his sheep about Muslim violence, suggesting that it has no ideological component, but is a “perversion” of true Islam, which is peace. In ...
Archbishop Defends Giving Holy Communion to Muslim Leader, Citing Pope Francis and Vatican II
Citing Pope Francis’ writings restricting the traditional liturgy, a Brazilian archbishop gave Holy Communion to a Muslim cleric at a funeral for a recently deceased cardinal. The news of a ...
German Bishops Give Eucharist to Muslim and Protestant While Barring Pro-Life Group
German bishops gave Holy Communion to a Muslim politician and a Protestant politician during Masses at a “Catholics Day” event in late May. In a stroke of irony, the biannual ...
Top Muslim Torpedoes Pope Francis’ Interfaith Dialogue
Italy's top Muslim leader, whose organization supports Pope Francis' pact with Islam, is causing acute embarrassment to Catholic apologists of interfaith dialogue after he insulted Jews and Christians as heretics. Yassine Baradai, national ...
WATCH: Cardinal Cupich Wishes Muslims “Happy Ramadan,” But No Call To Conversion
Cardinal Blase Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago, joyfully offers a greeting to the Muslim community marking the month of Ramadan. But what about the Great Commission? ...
Minnesota Catholic Priest Forced to Apologize for Saying Islam Is the ‘Greatest Threat in the World’
The world is so crazy these days that if you enunciate unpopular truths, people who are supposed to be moral authorities will pressure you to retract and apologize. A Roman ...
Archbishop Hebda Feeds Shepherd to the Wolves for Criticizing Islam
Archbishop Bernard Hebda of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis publicly rebuked one of his priests for criticizing Islam during a recent homily. Hebda said in a statement issued ...
