While it may seem a bit surprising in the 21st century, censorship in the West is still very common, especially when it comes to Catholic or Christian values. European Conservatives“Europe’s leading English-language conservative quarterly magazine on philosophy, politics and the arts”, as it is called, recently pulled from a major British bookstore chain.

The publication, which seeks to defend and promote Western Christian civilization, is censored by WHSmith to question the gay agenda and published an interview with Hungarian leader Viktor Orbán. It was two users of the social network who, after a smear campaign, managed to get all the copies off the shelves.

Criticize “month of pride”

A British playwright and his partner took to social media in late August to denounce some aspects of the magazine. A interview with prime minister of Hungarythe description of the month of “pride” as an “opportunity to publicly display some of the worse aspects of the human experience”, and caricatures, are the nails they took to call for the withdrawal of Catholic magazines.

“It’s really amazing. The publication, that is dedicated to the search for truth, goodness and beautyhave been called ‘fascist’ and ‘hateful’ by people who have never read our pages before,” the magazine’s editor told the website. NC clerk. For Alvino-Mario Fantini this campaign shows great ignorance.

“It’s ironic that a publication like ours, which always defend the free exchange of ideasno matter how unpopular this is, it should now be censored and silenced because the online mob is small”, the editor chimed in. And, he wondered: “Why would the same people who demand that we all ‘celebrate diversity’, want to limit now the diversity they don’t like ?

Fantini points out that the magazine believes in the exchange of ideas (Fot. TheEuropeanConservative).

The editor also highlighted the intolerance shown by all those who had prompted the magazine’s withdrawal. “Those people don’t believe in free speechInstead, they are authoritarians who seek to impose their own views on others,” Fantini said.

WHSmith is one of the oldest retailers in the UK, dating back to 1792. The company has always been one of the most respected in its sector in the UK, although in recent times, has experienced a significant loss of prestige because of the rise of online sales and e-book readers.

“They believe that consumers are not smart enough mature enough to decide on their own what to buy. If WHSmith removes from its shelves any publications that anyone deems inappropriate, it will soon find itself empty from the bookshelf,” commented the editor of The European Conservative.

In defense of civilization

Meanwhile, the magazine’s columnist, Sebastian Morello, highlighted the values ​​the magazine has always wanted to convey. “We were born to defend European civilization, which being aggressively persecuted by governments, institutions, and modern culture“, he explained.

It is one of the most prestigious magazines in its sector (Fot. TheEuropeanConservative).

The promoter realized what was the real cause of this censorship. “We love our civilization and we oppose revolutions that seek to destroy it. Of course, we criticize groups that are as destructive as the gay lobby and their efforts to indoctrinate children, so that they will become future revolutionaries against morality,” he said.

Finally, Morello gave some suggestions to his censors, and encouraged them to argue with them. “If you don’t agree with the magazine’s Christian worldview should discuss and challenge us, instead of using cancel. All of this shows his inability to have serious discussions and expose his malfunctioning of reason, which, as the Church has always taught, is the result of sin,” the columnist said.