Njegove stavove odrazili su Kirill, koji je naglasio potrebu "vraćanja duše Evropi", i kardinal Kasper, koji je zatražio od evropskih kršćana "da se na kraju probude".
His views were echoed by Kirill, who emphasised the need "to give back a soul to Europe" and by Cardinal Kasper who asked the European Christians "to eventually wake up".