Spanish priest facing jail for 'Islamophobic' comments.
Father Custodio Ballester (Photo: YouTube / El-Toro TV)A Catholic priest in Spain has been found guilty of “Islamophobic” remarks and faces up to three years in jail.
Father Custodio Ballester was charged after questioning Cardinal Juan José Omella’s 2016 assertion that inter-faith dialogue with Islam was “necessary”.
In a letter, Fr Ballester wrote: “This renewed revival of Christian-Muslim dialogue, paralyzed by the alleged ‘imprudence’ of the beloved Benedict XVI, is far from a reality. Islam does not allow for dialogue. You either believe or you are an infidel who must be subdued one way or another.”
In 2017 Fr Ballester also suggested on YouTube that Islam poses a threat to Europe.