Pope John Paul II's foreign minister warned that the war against terrorism has spread "Christianophobia" in parts of the world where Western policy is believed to be determined by Christianity

Christian Century, Dec 28, 2004

Pope John Paul II's foreign minister warned that the war against terrorism has spread "Christianophobia" in parts of the world where Western policy is believed to be determined by Christianity. Archbishop Giovanni Lajolo issued the warning December 3 at a religious freedom conference organized by U.S.

Ambassador to the Vatican James Nicholson. "It should be recognized," Lajolo said, "that the war against terrorism, even though necessary, had as one of its side effects the spread of Christianophobia in vast areas of the globe where, wrongly, Western civilization or certain political strategies of Western countries are considered to be determined by Christianity or at least not separated from it." The Vatican has asked the UN Commission on Human Rights in Geneva to condemn "Christianophobia" along with "Islamophobia" and anti-Semitism, he said.