Your gift counts double until 5/31: $27,765 to go in our Easter Campaign. Please help now!

Archbishop Müller sees campaign to stir up contempt for the Church

CWN - February 04, 2013

The prefect of the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has said that a “concerted campaign” is underway in the Western world to stir up contempt for the Catholic Church.

Archbishop Gerhard Müller compared public denunciations of the Church to the anti-Semitic propaganda that led up to pogroms against Jews a century ago. He said that ideological foes of Catholicism are reviving arguments that were employed by Nazi and Communist critics of Christianity.

The archbishop’s words prompted angry responses from some public figures, particularly in Germany, where a leader of the Green Party charged that Archbishop Müller had shown himself to be “dangerously forgetful of history.”

Additional sources for this story
Some links will take you to other sites, in a new window.

An appeal from our founder, Dr. Jeffrey Mirus:

Dear reader: If you found the information on this page helpful in your pursuit of a better Catholic life, please support our work with a donation. Your donation will help us reach five million Truth-seeking readers worldwide this year. Thank you!

Easter Campaign:
Progress toward our Spring 2013 goal ($27,765 to go):
$80,000.00 $52,234.70
35% 65%
Sound Off! CatholicCulture.org supporters weigh in.

All comments are moderated. To lighten our editing burden, only current donors are allowed to Sound Off. If you are a donor, log in to see the comment form; otherwise please support our work, and Sound Off!

Show 3 Comments? (Hidden)Hide Comments
  • Posted by: TheJournalist64 - Feb. 04, 2013 8:03 PM ET USA

    It sounds like the archbishop is remarkably mindful of history. Let's not forget Bismarck's Kulturkampf, essentially an attempt to destroy the Catholic Church.

  • Posted by: cobol39218881 - Feb. 04, 2013 7:21 PM ET USA

    Cardinal Mueller is right on. You can see it in every media source available.

  • Posted by: Defender - Feb. 04, 2013 6:22 PM ET USA

    For the past decade or so, there have a few books published with this same general thought in mind. It's easy to point to 2000 years of consistency in what we believe - as we are virtually the only religion that hasn't changed. The politicians, including supposed Catholic ones, just don't get it.

Catholic World News Email Newsletter
Donate to Support this Site: Your contribution will be put to good work.
Tour the CatholicCulture.org Site
Shop Amazon to Raise Money for Catholic Culture

Recent Catholic Commentary

An exorcism? No, a blessing. You'd think reporters would know the difference. 0 hours ago
Learning from the sick, and from the death of a child May 17
The case for change in Irish abortion law: based on a framework of falsehood May 17
The Smell of the Sheep May 16
Too many missing funds: Catholic institutions need tighter financial controls May 16

Top Catholic News

Most Important Stories of the Last 30 Days
Pope strongly supports call for reform in religious life CWN - May 8