Counter-Islamists Accuse Vatican of Promoting ‘Islamophobia’ Regime
Catholics Join in Protesting Holy See’s and U.S. Bishops’ Use of Ideological Term
April 28, 2026Jules Gomes
A global organization monitoring Islamism has reprimanded the Vatican for embracing the disputed term “Islamophobia” while turning a blind eye to the threat of Islamic ideology, Sharia, and the persecution of Christians in Muslim nations.
The Center for the Study of Political Islam International (CSPII) issued a strongly worded statement on April 23 after the Vatican condemned the “persistence of Islamophobia” in an intervention at the United Nations marking the International Day to Combat Islamophobia.
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“While framed as a defense of universal liberty, the Vatican’s intervention adopts a highly contested political term—‘Islamophobia’—without addressing the ideological and legal dimensions of Islam that generate legitimate public concern,” CSPII warned.
Citing Pope Leo XIV, Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, the pope’s ambassador and Permanent Observer to the UN, slammed the “discrimination and violence against Muslims” in his March address to the UN General Assembly, highlighting the spread of online “hostile narratives.”
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