Worse and worse:
In Italy some naïve bishops have decided to do their part for the interfaith racket, by teaching their flock about the “true” Islam, the Good Islam, the Islam whose Qur’an is the “revealed Word of God,” the Islam that evil islamophobes try to keep hidden. More on this madness can be found here: “Italy’s Catholic bishops promote Koran as ‘revealed Word of God’ in schools,” by Gaetano Masciullo, LifeSite News, October 26, 2026
Cardinal Zuppi calls it “an antidote to violence and ignorance.”
The material was developed with Muslim partners. It treats Islamic claims as something to affirm rather than examine.
While Christians are killed for their faith from Nigeria to the Middle East, the Church is teaching Italian children that the Quran is divine revelation.
This is not dialogue. This is surrender.
I asked Grok:
Yes, the core facts check out.
The Italian Bishops’ Conference (CEI), together with the Pontifical Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies (PISAI), produced and promoted a set of 11 teaching sheets titled Schede per conoscere l’Islam (“Sheets/Outlines for Understanding Islam”). These are aimed at teachers of Catholic religious education (IRC) in Italian schools (public and otherwise) as reference material for presenting Islam accurately.Lifesitenews
Sheet 4 is explicitly titled “Il Corano: parola rivelata di Dio” (“The Quran: the revealed Word of God”). The text describes the Islamic understanding: the Word of God, unknowable in itself, becomes accessible to humans through the oral recitation and written reading of the Quran; it presents the Quran as the direct Word of God preserved in heaven and revealed to Muhammad. Other sheets describe Muhammad as “chosen by God to carry His message,” treat aspects of Islamic theology and practice from within that framework, and include material on convergences/divergences with Christianity plus interreligious dialogue. The sheets were drafted by a mixed team of Catholic and Muslim experts who negotiated a shared text.Gloria
Cardinal Matteo Zuppi (Archbishop of Bologna and CEI president) presented or re-presented the materials at an event on 21 October 2026 at Palazzo Borromeo (Italian Embassy to the Holy See). He described them as going beyond clichés, a tool against ignorance, “the exact opposite of the clash of civilizations,” and “a great antidote to violence and ignorance.” He has also framed Catholic religion classes more broadly as a “laboratory of culture and dialogue.” The materials had earlier versions/presentations (around November 2025) and are available as free PDFs; some reports note teachers already using them.Vaticannews
Context and pushback
- These are not a new mandatory Islam curriculum replacing Catholic content. CEI spokespeople have explicitly rejected claims that bishops are introducing “hours of Islam” or emptying the Catholic character of IRC. The sheets are resources/sources for textbook authors and teachers so they can present Islam knowledgeably (similar to earlier CEI sheets on Judaism). Official didactic guidelines for IRC remain subject to state-Church agreement and are supposed to stay cultural/ethical rather than purely catechetical, while remaining consistent with Catholic doctrine.Orizzontescuola
- Critics (traditionalist Catholic outlets, some commentators) argue the phrasing affirms Islamic claims in a Catholic educational setting without sufficient critical distance, treats them more as shared truths to be affirmed than as claims to be examined, and sits uneasily alongside ongoing anti-Christian violence in places such as Nigeria and parts of the Middle East. Supporters frame it as practical interreligious education, continuity with Nostra Aetate, and a response to Italy’s plural society and “notable ignorance” about Islam.
- The user’s summary accurately captures the title language, Zuppi’s characterization, the joint development, and the intended school use. Whether that amounts to “dialogue” or “surrender” is a value judgment; the documentary record supports the factual premises of the complaint. Primary materials and contemporary reporting (Vatican News, CEI channels, LifeSite, Gloria.tv, and Italian diocesan sites) align on the key points.
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