Europe is becoming 'Islamised' warns Vatican official as he urges Christians to have more children

By Daily Mail Reporter
 

Last updated at 8:26 AM on 8th September 2010

European Christians should have more children to stop the continent becoming 'Islamised', a senior Vatican official has suggested.
 

Father Piero Gheddo said the low birth rate of indigenous Europeans combined with a huge wave of Muslim migrants with large families would 'sooner or later' see Europe dominated by Islam.
 

Italian Father Gheddo is a highly respected figure from the Vatican's Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions, a society of missionaries.
 

He blamed Christians for failing to live up to their own beliefs and creating a 'religious vacuum' which was being filled by Islam.
 

'The challenge must be taken seriously,' he said.
 

'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 added: '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.

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