En los últimos dos años (2023-2025), varios obispos católicos actuales (incluyendo eméritos y cardenales, que son obispos por ordenación) han hecho declaraciones públicas críticas hacia el islam, enfocándose principalmente en la inmigración musulmana, la «islamización» de Europa y aspectos teológicos o de violencia religiosa. Estas posiciones son minoritarias en el episcopado global, que mayoritariamente promueve el diálogo interreligioso. A continuación, detallo los casos más destacados, con citas directas y enlaces a artículos relevantes.
1. **Obispo Athanasius Schneider (Obispo Auxiliar de Astana, Kazajistán)**
Bishop Athanasius Schneider of Kazakhstan spoke more bluntly in March: “We’re witnessing an invasion. They are not refugees. This is an invasion, a mass Islamization of Europe.”
On August 23, 2025, La Nuova Bussola Quotidiana published an interview with Bishop Athanasius Schneider in which the Auxiliary Bishop of Astana (Kazakhstan) does not hesitate to see «it is an invasion of the mass Islamization of Europe.” [The Rorate Caeli blog has provided an English translation.]
– New York Post (20 de agosto de 2025): [Pope Leo must stand up to Muslim immigrants seeking to remake Europe](https://nypost.com/2025/08/20/opinion/pope-leo-must-stand-up-to-muslim-immigrants-seeking-to-remake-europe/)
– FSSPX News (23 de agosto de 2025): [Kazakhstan: Bishop Schneider Warns of the Islamization of Europe](https://fsspx.news/en/news/kazakhstan-bishop-schneider-warns-islamization-europe-55744)
2. **Obispo Antoni Długosz (Obispo Auxiliar Emérito de Częstochowa, Polonia)**
- Polish bishop denounces ‘political gangsters’ and warns of ‘Islamisation of Europe’ at Poland’s holiest shrine
- “Poland is ruled by political gangsters,” says bishop in homily warning of migration threat
– Notes from Poland (14 de julio de 2025): [“Poland is ruled by political gangsters,” says bishop in homily warning of migration threat](https://notesfrompoland.com/2025/07/14/poland-is-ruled-by-political-gangsters-says-bishop-in-homily-warning-of-migration-threat/)
– The Catholic Herald (14 de julio de 2025): [Polish bishop denounces ‘political gangsters’ and warns of ‘Islamisation of Europe’](https://thecatholicherald.com/article/polish-bishop-says-poland-ruled-by-political-gangsters-and-warns-against-illegal-migration-in-homily-at-holiest-shrine)
– Estas declaraciones generaron una protesta formal del gobierno polaco ante el Vaticano por «incitación a la xenofobia».
3. **Cardenal Gerhard Ludwig Müller (Cardenal Emérito de la Diócesis de Regensburg, Alemania)**
El cardenal Müller cree que la muerte del papa cierra una era y critica comunismo e Islam.
«Podemos dialogar con ellos: respetan ciertos principios de la ética natural y creen en Dios a su manera. Pero debemos preguntarnos cómo es posible que alguien que cree en Dios, creador de todos los hombres, pueda asesinar en su nombre. Diálogo sí pero evitar toda forma de relativismo», afirma.
– Swissinfo (24 de abril de 2025): [El cardenal Müller cree que la muerte del papa cierra una era y critica comunismo e Islam](https://www.swissinfo.ch/spa/el-cardenal-m%25C3%25BCller-cree-que-la-muerte-del-papa-cierra-una-era-y-critica-comunismo-e-islam/89211695)
4. **Obispo Wiesław Mering (Obispo Emérito de Włocławek, Polonia)**
Bishops pray at Marian shrine of Jasna Góra on May 2, 2025, during the Call of Jasna Góra evening prayer, or Polish «Apel Jasnogóorski,» in front of the image of Our Lady of Czestochowa, in Czestochowa, Poland. In July, two retired bishops, while speaking at the Marian shrine of Jasna Góra, praised nationalist border vigilantes, warned of «Islamization,» and slammed the government’s migration policy.
– Catholic Review (21 de julio de 2025): [Poland’s government clashes with bishops over migration remarks](https://catholicreview.org/polands-government-clashes-with-bishops-over-migration-remarks-while-cardinal-urges-a-shift-in-language/)
– Pillar Catholic (16 de julio de 2025): [Polish government lodges Vatican protest over bishops’ migration remarks](https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/polish-government-lodges-vatican)
5. **Conferencia de Obispos Católicos de Nigeria (CBCN)**
T “The overreach of Sharia Courts in some states poses serious constitutional concerns, as it threatens Nigeria’s secular character and infringes on the rights of Christian minorities,” the Catholic bishops statement reads.
The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) on Tuesday raised concern over what it described the “overreach of Sharia Courts in some States” which threatens the secular status of the country and is especially hurting the rights of Christian minorities.
– Crux (noviembre 2025): [Catholic bishops in Nigeria say ‘genocide’ might qualify for attacks on Christians](https://cruxnow.com/church-in-africa/2025/11/catholic-bishops-in-nigeria-say-genocide-might-qualify-for-attacks-on-christians)
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