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Grünwidl wants to differentiate after ÖVP posting

Josef Grünwidl.
Josef Grünwidl. ©APA/GEORG HOCHMUTH
The designated Archbishop of Vienna, Josef Grünwidl, has spoken on Ö1.

The designated Archbishop of Vienna, Josef Grünwidl, wants to differentiate after the ÖVP posting about Muslims. He takes it seriously when people have specific experiences with problems involving Muslims, Grünwidl said on Ö1. "I am somewhat more skeptical when it comes to manufactured outrage or stoked divisions that are opened up here, where some join in and shout along, even though they have never personally had a negative experience with migrants or Muslims."

ÖVP Posting on Instagram

The controversial subject was published a few days ago on the official Instagram account of the People's Party, after the results of the Integration Barometer, commissioned by the Integration Fund, were presented. In large letters on a black background, it read: "Did you know that two-thirds find living together with Muslims difficult?"

"De-Christianization"

Grünwidl is less concerned about the Islamization of Europe than the "De-Christianization." "Because the fact that there are fewer and fewer Christians, that parents no longer have their children baptized, that people think they can live without Christianity, Muslims are not to blame for that," said the designated Archbishop in the Ö1 "Journal zu Gast." Rather, Christians themselves must stand by their roots - that is what he primarily wants to work on.

(APA/Red)

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