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Minnesota priest apologizes for calling Islam ‘greatest threat in the world’

By Caitlin Yilek
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Minnesota priest apologizes for calling Islam ‘greatest threat in the world’

A Minnesota priest apologized for criticizing Islam in a recent sermon.

“My homily on immigration contained words that were hurtful to Muslims. I’m sorry for this. I realize now that my comments were not fully reflective of the Catholic Church’s teaching on Islam,” the Rev. Nick VanDenBroeke said in a statement posted on the website of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis.

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