Monsignor Carlo Liberati, above, bishop emeritus of Pompeii, has warned that ‘atheism’ and ‘paganism’ – along with the acceptance of moral decadence that ‘goes against God’ – are to blame for the increasing Islamisation of Italy and other parts of Europe.

According to this report, he said:

In 10 years we will all be Muslims because of our stupidity. Italy and Europe live in a pagan and atheist way, they make laws that go against God and they have traditions that are proper of paganism. All of this moral and religious decadence favours Islam.

There were only around 2,000 Muslims in Italy in 1970, but that number has now grown to two million, in part due to the rise of Islamic migrants over the past few years.

The archbishop acknowledged that the Christian faith has been suffering in Italy, noting that the Church “does not work well” and that seminaries are not enjoying a high attendance.

Parishes are the only thing still standing. We need a true Christian life. All this paves the way to Islam. In addition to this, they have children and we do not. We are in full decline.

Liberati also claimed that giving out too much financial aid to refugees in Italy creates:

A beggars’ network. I remember that my father went to work very hard as a migrant in Australia so I could go to the seminary. So he has experienced in his own skin the discomfort of poverty and the noble virtue of gratitude.

Many reports in recent years have shown a continuous decline in Christianity in parts of Europe. A recent ComRess poll in the UK found that the majority of Millennials, or young people aged 18-24, believe that Britain is no longer a Christian country.

The survey found that only 31 percent of 18- to 24-year-olds would say that Britain is a Christian country. People of older age groups, including 74 percent of those aged 65 and older, were more likely to state that the UK is still Christian.

Scandinavian countries have also seen a significant rise of secularism in recent years, which has been celebrated by atheists.

The Danish Atheist Society revealed in 2016 that as many as 10,000 people left the Church of Denmark between April and June, following a nationwide atheist campaign urging people to question the divinity of Jesus.

Chairman Anders Stjernholm said: