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Posted on 09/09/2010 5:53:04 AM PDT by NYer
A prominent Catholic priest wants European Christians to fight off Islam with a unique weapon: babies.
Father Piero Gheddo, an Italian missionary priest, said Wednesday he believes a declining birth rate among Europeans combined with a rising tide of Muslim immigrants could mean that Islam will soon dominate Europe.
"Certainly from a demographic point of view, as it is clear to everyone that Italians are decreasing by 120,000 or 130,000 persons a year because of abortion and broken families; while among the more than 200,000 legal immigrants a year in Italy, more than half are Muslims and Muslim families, which have a much higher level of growth," he said, according to Rome's Catholic news service Zenit News Agency.
Gheddo's solution? Christians need to start having more children.
"The fact is that, as a people, we are becoming ever more pagan and the religious vacuum is inevitably filled by other proposals and religious forces," he said. "If we consider ourselves a Christian country, we should return to the practice of Christian life, which would also solve the problem of empty cradles."
Father Gheddo is a well-respected member of the Vatican's Pontificial Institute for Foreign Missionaires.
His comments were made in response to Libyan chief of state Moammar Khadafy, who said this week that Europe should convert to Islam.
Khadafy, on an official visit to Italy, laced his speech with controversial remarks, such as, "Tomorrow Europe might no longer be European, and even black, as there are millions who want to come in."
"We don't know if Europe will remain an advanced and united continent or if it will be destroyed, as happened with the barbarian invasions," Khadafy added, before handing out free copies of the Koran.
Incensed that Muslims could one day outnumber Christians in Europe, Gheddo vowed to bring more attention to the issue.
The media hasn't "seriously taken into consideration how to respond to this challenge of Islam," he said, "which sooner or later will conquer the majority in Europe."
Gheddo intends to change that.
"The challenge must be taken seriously," he said.
Closing the borders would help also.
I may be far too optimistic, but I believe people are beginning to wake up. I know in America they are.
He has read Styne’s book.
It's too late for that. Over the past few decades, as fewer european families produced children, the need for laborers increased. These were low level, poorly paid positions like sweeping railroad stations, picking grapes, etc. They brought workers in from the middle east. Once settled in their respective european country, these middle eastern muslims reproduced, like rabbits. With low wages, they took full advantage of the socialized government plans for hospital care and the like. Closing the borders is now, too late.
Unfortunately, priests stopped preaching against birth control a long time ago and then made the penance for it trivial. The result? Look at Italy.
This plan is too simplistic and obvious; it might also solve a social security crisis but do people realize they would have to give up lavish vacations and entertainment? What did we fight WW II for? Better idea is to get together all of the smart people at harvard and yale and let them think of a centralized plan to improve the futurity of humanity. /sarc off
I like that idea
The Euro-peons could create a new export to Islamic countries by sending Muzzies back to their native homelands.
Understood. I hope something is done, though.
In Genesis 3:15, God declared enmity between the serpent and the seed of the woman.
Satan hates humans, but especially children, and the family as an institution created by God.
Look at all the left’s policies, and every one of them has the effect of the destruction of the family and the reduction of the birth of children.
I’m ready to do my part, if there are any attractive female European FReepers that need help with this.
That is a good solution. Also mass expulsions. Also closing the borders to death cultists. Also monitoring indoctrination centers for hate sermons.
Have Gun,
Will Travel
Europe....she gone.
Won’t that increase their financial burdens?
Hey..Christian Serbs did try to fight the Islamic scourge. WTF???
People that are not entirely egotistic and believe in the future have babies. The French started failing at that since 1880s. The esteemed Father and the rest of the Church has failed to address that for a century.
Eh, no, but he probably read Raspail’s book.
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