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A priest's anti-Muslim comments reveal US Catholics' Islamophobia problem - Religion News ServiceJordan Denari Duffner(RNS) — On a day in which pastors were encouraged to remind their flocks of the Christian duty to “welcome the stranger,†a Catholic priest in Minnesota used the opportunity to sow fear and suspicion about Muslims.Calling Islam “the greatest threat†to Christianity and to America, the Rev. Nick VanDenBroeke argued that Muslim immigration to the United States should be curtailed.“We do not need to pretend that everyone who seeks to enter into America should be treated the same,†he said. After news of the homily spread, the local chapter of a Muslim advocacy group called upon the Catholic Church to repudiate the priest’s remarks.Read more at: https://religionnews.com/2020/02/13/a-priests-anti-muslim-comments-reveal-u-s-catholics-islamophobia-problem/
Calling Islam “the greatest threat†to Christianity and to America