Curiosity Killed the Cat
But Lack of Curiosity may kill the Catholic Church In his book, On Islam, Fr. James Schall, S.J. notes that ever since Vatican II, Church scholars have been more interested in dialoguing with Muslims than in questioning the truth of Islam’s claims. For example, says...
Curiosity Killed the Cat
But Lack of Curiosity may kill the Catholic Church In his book, On Islam, Fr. James Schall, S.J. notes that ever since Vatican II, Church scholars have been more interested in dialoguing with Muslims than in questioning the truth of Islam’s claims. For example, says...
Recent Articles
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 a time when most of the world is leaning over backward to avoid offending Islam, the...
U.S. Catholic Bishops Warn of the Greatest Threat We Face: Islamophobia
Talk about poor timing! On the same day that news broke of an Islamist attack on a Catholic Parish in the Congo that left 64 dead and many wounded, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops published a 15-page booklet, “Islamophobia: A Guide for U.S. Catholics...
How Muslims Became Moderates Part II
Stealth Bombers vs. Stealth Jihad Faithful Muslims believe that the whole world must be subjugated to Allah. Is there anything that can be done to stop them? Yes, there is; and the first step in that direction has already been taken. Ironically, this potential turning...
How Muslims Became Moderates Part 1
The modern history of Islamic-Western relations is marked by two major turning-points, both of which resulted in far-reaching changes. We may now be at the beginning of a third major turning point—one of equal magnitude to the other two. But first, let’s look at the...
