"This reflects reads the Report the Europeans’ rising fear of a perceived ‘Islamic threat’ against their identity, partly due to the increased immigration from mostly Muslim regions". How much does fear weigh on dialogue? "There is no doubt answers mgr. Vincenzo Paglia, president of the Commission of the Italian Bishops Conference for ecumenism and dialogue that fear is always and forever a bad inspiration, and it generally reflects a state of weakness and it is precisely here that, in my opinion, a reflection is in order, because this feeling of weakness, which has been reawakened or caused by the Islamic presence, is an extremely heavy toll on our pastoral or better on the consistency of the faith of our people. Such men as Saint Francis were not afraid of being overwhelmed, because their faith was strong. It’s clear one must not be naïve and it is also clear that the relationship with Islam is complicated, it is not easy, it is very risky. However, the only way not to be afraid of it is to live our faith even more strongly and deeply". ” ” ” “
