Bishop Richard J. Malone of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo, New York claims that the vetting process is “extremely thorough and vigorous.” Really? Here is a fact that Bishop Malone doesn’t mention: Tashfeen Malik, one of the San Bernardino jihad mass murderers, passed five separate background checks at five different U.S. agencies. The U.S. […]
Catholic scholar of Islam: “The average Muslim sees Islam as a religion of peace”
A November 2015 Pew Research Center poll showed that only 28% of Muslims in Pakistan had an unfavorable view of the Islamic State. A Pew Research poll in 2013 showed that only 57% of Muslims worldwide disapproved of al-Qaeda, and only 51% disapproved of the Taliban. Two-thirds of Muslims in Britain would not report a […]
Pope Francis Tears at History’s Walls against Islam
Pope Francis continues to argue for two interrelated points that, while seemingly humane, compromise Western nations and expose their citizens to danger. He reiterated his first point earlier this month when he said, “I appeal not to create walls but to build bridges.” Francis has made this appeal frequently, both figuratively (when imploring Western nations […]
Pope Francis: Rejection of refugees “rooted ultimately in self-centredness”
Self-centeredness? Let’s see. Somali Muslim migrant Mohammad Barry in February 2016 stabbed multiple patrons at a restaurant owned by an Israeli Arab Christian; Ahmad Khan Rahami, an Afghan Muslim migrant, in September 2016 set off bombs in New York City and New Jersey; Arcan Cetin, a Turkish Muslim migrant, in September 2016 murdered five people […]
Pope Francis: “Migrations are not a danger. They are a challenge for growth.”
Not a danger? Let’s see. Somali Muslim migrant Mohammad Barry in February 2016 stabbed multiple patrons at a restaurant owned by an Israeli Arab Christian; Ahmad Khan Rahami, an Afghan Muslim migrant, in September 2016 set off bombs in New York City and New Jersey; Arcan Cetin, a Turkish Muslim migrant, in September 2016 murdered […]
Pope Francis: “Muslim terrorism does not exist”
“What he apparently meant is that not all Christians are terrorists and not all Muslims are terrorists—a fact evident to all—yet his words also seemed to suggest that no specifically Islamic form of terrorism exists in the world, an assertion that stands in stark contradiction to established fact.” Indeed. Pope Francis is not only disastrously […]
Robert Spencer in PJ Media: U.S. Bishops Welcome Blocking of Trump Travel Ban
Perhaps they have a financial reason for ignoring jihad attacks on churches. My latest in PJ Media: The temporary ban on immigration from seven Muslim countries is dead, at least for the time being, and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) couldn’t be happier. Bishop Joe Vasquez of Austin, Texas, who is the USCCB’s […]
US Catholic bishops, heedless of jihad terror risk, welcome block of Trump immigration ban
“We remain steadfast in our commitment to resettling refugees and all those fleeing persecution.” About those refugees who are coming in order to persecute non-Muslims, Vazquez was silent. This is what he doesn’t want you to know: Somali Muslim migrant Mohammad Barry in February 2016 stabbed multiple patrons at a restaurant owned by an Israeli […]
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops denounces Trump’s plan to favor refugees from persecuted religious minorities
“‘We believe in assisting all, regardless of their religious beliefs,’ said Bishop Joe S. Vásquez, the chairman of the committee on migration for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.” That sounds very high-minded until one realizes that the Trump plan is to favor refugees who are fleeing being persecuted for their religious beliefs. This […]
Pope likens Trump to Hitler, warns of “walls and barbed wire”
Mr. Bergoglio, tear down that Vatican wall! The Pope said these things as Trump was being inaugurated. His point was unmistakable. He said: “The Germans at that time also wanted to protect themselves with ‘walls and barbed wire so that others cannot take away their identity.’” This is an extraordinarily strained analogy. Hitler after 1940 […]