(Catholic Herald) One of the Church’s leading conservative cardinals has claimed that politicians in European countries like Germany “live in fear” of Muslims, as he issued a stark warning about the future of Christianity on the continent.
Cardinal Gerhard Müller, the former prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, gave the assessment in an interview with Vatican journalist Diane Montagna, during which he discussed challenges facing the Church under the new pontificate of Pope Leo XIV, as well as wider threats from both secular ideologies and the spread of Islam.
The cardinal said that Muslims were increasingly confident in asserting their religion in society, while Christians often hesitated to give public witness for fear of causing offence.
