Church Leader Deplores Discreditation of Faith through Media
Archbishop Müller, prefect for the Congregation of the doctrine of the faith, says in an interview: "Specific campaigns to discredit the Catholic church in North America and also here in Europe have caused some public provocation and insults of clerics in certain fields. The atmosphere that arises due to that is visible in many blogs. Also there are attacks launched on television that have their origins in the battle that totalitarian ideologies led against christianity."
In an interview with the German daily "Die Welt", Archbishop Gerhard Müller said on February 1st: Question: "Francis Cardinal George, who is gravely ill and bitter about Obama's religious policy, says in Chicago that he himself is likely to die in bed, his successor possibly in prison and his successor's successor might face murder. Do you share this scepticism?"Archbishop Müller: "Specific campaigns to discredit the Catholic church in North America and also here in Europe have caused some public provocation and insults of clerics in certain fields. The atmosphere that arises due to that is visible in many blogs. Also there are attacks launched on television that have their origins in the battle that totalitarian ideologies led against christianity. An artificially created rage is growing, that reminds of the atmosphere of a pogrom even today."
Original in German:
Die Welt: Francis Kardinal George, schwer krank und verbittert über die Kirchenpolitik Obamas, sagt in Chicago, dass er wohl im Bett sterben werde, sein Nachfolger vielleicht im Gefängnis und dessen Nachfolger drohe eine Ermordung. Teilen Sie diese Skepsis?
Müller: Gezielte Diskreditierungskampagnen gegen die katholische Kirche in Nordamerika und auch bei uns in Europa haben erreicht, dass Geistliche in manchen Bereichen schon jetzt ganz öffentlich angepöbelt werden. Die daraus entstandene Stimmung sieht man in vielen Blogs. Auch im Fernsehen werden Attacken gegen die katholische Kirche geritten, deren Rüstzeug zurückgeht auf den Kampf der totalitären Ideologien gegen das Christentum. Hier wächst eine künstlich erzeugte Wut, die gelegentlich schon heute an eine Pogromstimmung erinnert.
Source: Die Welt