Vatican flags ‘Christianophobia’ as new social evil
Posted on December 6th, 2004 by Anthony K. Valley
“I think there is Christianophobia out there and it’s not recognised,” said Drew Christiansen, deputy editor of America magazine in New York. “Christians have a sense of being a privileged majority, so we don’t see ourselves as victims.”
PARIS A Vatican diplomatic campaign to have “Christianophobia” recognised as an evil equal to hatred of Jews and Muslims is causing concern among some Christian activists and diplomats who draft new human rights rules.
The discreet drive, which the Roman Catholic Church first mentioned publicly last Friday, seeks official recognition by the United Nations and other international organisations of discrimination against and persecution of Christians.
The Holy See is pressing this point despite two setbacks this year when the European Union refused to refer to the continent’s Christian heritage in its new constitution and turned down a traditionalist Catholic as a new commissioner.
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