German church tax should be reformed not abolished,says Munich finance director
Collaboration for peace during visit to Gulf-kingdom of Bahrain
German bishop calls current Catholic teaching on sexuality ‘too simple’
Vizhinjam protests: Catholic priest denies foreign aid allegation
Nigeria bishop addresses the evils of Islamist extremism at interfaith summit
Asian Church should become ‘more Asian, less Roman’ Fr Vimal Tirimanna
Fisherpeople storm Vizhinjam port as protests enter 100th day
New synod doc highlights challenges, but offers few solutions
A Minnesota pastor has apologized after remarks he made about Muslim immigration and Islam being “the greatest threat in the world” sparked controversy. “My homily on immigration contained words that were hurtful to Muslims. I’m sorry for this,” said Father Nick Van Den Broeke, pastor of Immaculate Conception in Lonsdale, which is south of the Twin Cities, in the Archdiocese of St Paul and Minneapolis. “I realize now that my comments were not fully reflective of the Catholic Church’s teaching on Islam,” he said in a Jan. 29 statement. In a homily Van Den Broeke gave on Jan. 5, the feast of the Epiphany and, in Minnesota, Immigration on Sunday, he acknowledged the complexity of immigration as a political issue and that the Bible challenges Catholics to “welcome strangers.”
Leave a Comment