Cardinal Gerhard Müller is alarmed at the demographic transformation of Europe, the result of unchecked Muslim immigration — there are now 47 million Muslims in Europe — and the failure of European leaders to fight against the Islamization of their own countries. He worries about future “civil wars” between the indigenous peoples of Europe and the Muslims who have flooded into their countries, intent not on integrating with their hosts but on prevailing over them. He insists that “nations” have rights that must be preserved, and calls on Europeans to prevent Muslim migrants from rendering them “marginalized” in their own countries. More on this Daniel come to judgment, the very opposite of Popes Francis and Leo, can be found here: “Top Conservative Cardinal Blasts Mass Migration, Defends Rights of Nations,” by Thomas Colsy, European Conservative, March 15, 2026:
One of the foremost conservative members of the College of Cardinals has castigated mass migration, spoken of the danger of “civil wars,” and called for greater recognition that “nations” and peoples have rights in an exclusive interview with europeanconservative.com. Faced with unprecedented demographic shifts, the former curial official insists that now is the time for politicians and citizens of European and Western nations to take up responsibility and “decide if they want to be marginalised in their own country.”
Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller is an imposing man. The former head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith—initially founded as the Roman Inquisition—under Popes Benedict XVI and Francis, he once occupied the arguably most powerful and influential post in the Catholic Church behind that of the papacy itself. A tall and well-built Rhinelander, he speaks slowly and carefully. Seated in front of his extensive library in his reception room, he confided frankly, giving intellectually formed answers.
It irritates Cardinal Müller that, after the politically progressive sympathies of Pope Francis, observers inside and outside of the Church mistake these stances for those of authentic Catholic belief and doctrine. Elsewhere, he has criticised an exaggerated understanding of papal infallibility, often referred to as ‘ultramontanism’ and a “cult of the personality” surrounding Pope Francis. Müller condemns this error “that says every private meaning of the Pope is a dogma or is an interpretation of the revealed truth.”
Müller says explicitly that, while under very specific, rare, and limited circumstances papal infallibility does exist for Catholics, this categorically does not extend to “his private understanding about migrants and so forth.”
“He has to defend the human rights of everybody,” he explained. “But it is another question entirely whether there should come, in ten years, millions and millions of Muslim migrants to change, totally, the culture and provoke civil wars, as happens in majority Muslim countries.”
Müller went further: “It is impossible, integration, if a big majority do not become Christian.”
“In nearly all the Muslim countries, there is an oppression of Christian communities,” he continued. “When I ask ChatGPT, and AI, it says Muslims are tolerant. The next question I ask is, can you tell me one [Muslim majority] country where Christians have the same rights? And they can say nothing.”
“There is no good answer,” he said. “In this question, it is the responsibility of the politicians and the citizens of the countries to decide if they want to be marginalised in their own country.”
Müller recognised that this trend is beneficial neither for Europeans and Western peoples nor for the Church. He observed that “everywhere” we are observing an increase in “attacks against the church buildings and against Christian values and ideas.” The former of which, anti-Christian hate crimes, have been rising exponentially and are assiduously documented by the Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination Against Christians, which helped bring a formal challenge to the European Parliament in 2025 for their inaction to confront it.
“But it is also our fault,” Müller reflected, suggesting that mass migration is inextricably related to unresolved crises in birth rates and fertility. “I remember when I was young, there was harsh politics against the family, matrimony, against children. This demographic catastrophe is man-made. Like in China with their stupid one-child policy.”
Everywhere in Europe, the fertility rates of the indigenous peoples have fallen far below the replacement level of 2.1. In France, it is now 1.56; in Italy, it is lower still — 1.2 children per family. And everywhere in Europe, the fertility rates of Muslim women are far above the replacement level, at 2.6. Thus the percentage of the population that is Muslim continues inexorably to increase. And it is not only fertility rates that ensure that result; so does the largely unchecked migration into Europe of hundreds of thousands, and in some years millions, of Muslims who enter. These Muslims are mostly economic migrants, intent on battening on all the benefits that the generous welfare states of Europe provide, including free or greatly subsidized housing, free medical care, free education including language tuition, family allowances, unemployment benefits without the need for a record of employment, and more.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
So now there will be fireworks within the Catholic church over this issue of muslim immigration?
Honestly, in secular Europe, church leaders should simply be ignored w/ the contempt that they deserve. Muslims should be banned from coming in not b’cos they’re not Christian, which seems to mean less and less about Christianity, but b’cos they are a threat to the quality of living in the West
Churches should have no say in this – one way or another, unless a country is willing to get back to defining certain churches as their official religions, like during the Holy Roman Empire
David Lakatos says
The socialist Pope Francis, who helped fuel the Muslim invasion of Europe.
Emilie Green says
“He worries about future “civil wars” between the indigenous peoples of Europe and the Muslims who have flooded into their countries, intent not on integrating with their hosts but on prevailing over them.”
At this point, THAT is baked into the cake. Thank the globalists.
GE says
Finally, a Cardinal who tells it like it is—
Pope Leo should listen to him.
(But he won’t)
James Lincoln says
GE,
Pope Leo will not listen to him.
He will likely demote him.
somehistory says
The last couple of days, the pope guy has been criticizing the U.S. for fighting the evil in iran.
He is no Christian.
Andra says
Cardinal Müller has been very clear referring to muslim migration or Corona for the last years. He is one of the few sane voices in the Catholic church.
OLD GUY says
Cardinal Muller is absolutely correct in his view on muslim/islamic migration of Christian countries.
kenek says
The EU has already decided to become a sharia compliant islamic nation. The birth wars ensure this will be an moslem majority region within 2 generation. There is no going back. Thank a progressive liberal for this and feel sorry for your descendants who will either become moslems or dhimmis or DEAD. These are the only choice you have left them. They will hate you for good reason..
Andra says
Europe should copy Africa and send all colonists and their descendants back home.
Tim gallagher says
Good to see a Christian clergyman who sees Islam truthfully and speaks up courageously. I imagine the polish and Hungarian clergy also would see Islam as the evil ideology that it so obviously is. Too many Muslims have already been let into so many countries that civil wars are going to be inevitable. Either that or pathetic surrender to the Muslim devil worshippers.
somehistory says
A little OT
“Netherlands lawmakers put Muslim Brotherhood in country’s crosshairs”
“The Netherlands’ parliament approved a motion seeking to ban the Muslim Brotherhood and other related organizations on March 17 after opposing parties relented.
Party for Freedom (PVV) Members of Parliament (MP) Maikel Boon and Geert Wilders first proposed the motion, The Jerusalem Post reported. Aimed at banning the Muslim Brotherhood and other affiliated organizations, it received a slight majority of 76 votes after opposing parties ChristenUnie and 50PLUS relented, according to the NL Times.
The motion referenced a French report it claimed warned of “the subtle long-term infiltration of the Muslim brotherhood, with the ultimate goal of an Islamic state governed by Sharia,” according to a translation of Dutch legislative proceedings from Jan. 29. A French May 2025 report sparked allegations that the Muslim Brotherhood intended to impose Sharia law on the country, LeMonde previously reported. The outlet alleged that these were exaggerations of the actual text, which they did not fully release.
The motion also cited French lawmakers adopting a resolution against the organization on Jan. 22, according to The Jerusalem Post. The European Conservatives and Reformists Group announced their support for a resolution from French lawmakers calling on the European Union to consider naming the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization.
Opposing Dutch parties pointed to the absence of the Muslim Brotherhood in the the National Coordinator for Security and Counterterrorism’s latest Terrorist Threat Assessment for the Netherlands, suggesting that the group was not a concern in the country, according to The Jerusalem Post.”
There is more……who opposed and why (no good reasons for opposing)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/netherlands-lawmakers-put-muslim-brotherhood-in-country-s-crosshairs/ar-AA1YQIto?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=69b9da7532e54caca25fb9850f5cddbb&ei=10
gravenimage says
+1
Ralph says
Geert Wilders has been a “dead man walking” due to his correct and wise condemnation of Islamic migration throughout most of EU. I wish him a long life but wouldn’t lend him any money.
gravenimage says
Geert Wilders is my hero!
David Lakatos says
Muhammad has been blaspheming Jesus and killing Christians since the 7th century. 60 million Christians killed by the so-called religion of peace. And they’re still killing Christians to this day.
gravenimage says
Cardinal Müller Deplores Mass Muslim Migration in Europe
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Kudos to him for speaking out!