“It is finally atheism that has spread within the Church,” Müller told LifeSite. “According to this evil spirit, the Revelation concerning Faith and morals is being adapted to the world without God so that it does not interfere anymore with a life according to one's own lusts and needs.”

The said the removal of penalties in church doctrine for homosexual acts led to child abuse scandals within the clergy.

“That was a disastrous error,” he said. “Sexual contacts between persons of the same sex completely and directly contradict the sense and purpose of sexuality as grounded in creation.”

LifeSite was founded by the Campaign Life Coalition, a far-right political organization that bills itself as “standing against threats to life, family and faith.” That includes lobbying against abortion rights and marriage equality.