Post by Brooklyn Penkauskas

When European leaders talk about “Christian roots,” the conversation is rarely only theological. It is also about migration, national identity, secularism, Islam, and the boundaries of belonging. In my latest op-ed, I reflect on Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Spain from the perspective of a Muslim American journalist living in Germany. What interests me is not whether Europe should remember Christianity. It should. Christianity has shaped European culture, ethics, institutions, and public life in profound ways. The harder question is how Europe remembers it. Is Christianity remembered as a moral tradition that demands humility, hospitality, and human dignity? Or is it remembered selectively, as a civilizational marker used to decide who belongs and who does not? Europe does not need to erase Christianity to become pluralist. But it cannot use Christianity to avoid pluralism either. Read the full op-ed here: https://lnkd.in/dFpvSpXy