Todd Aglialoro is a writer and the director of publishing at Catholic Answers Press. He earned a bachelor's degree in English literature and theology at Franciscan University of Steubenville and a Master of Theological Studies at the International Theological Institute. Before returning to Catholic Answers in 2011, he edited books at Sophia Institute Press and St. Benedict Press/TAN Books.
DI has documented statements by Todd Aglialoro on 2026 Midterm Elections and Islamophobia. Read the quotations, original sources and related cases below.
Role at the time: Director of publishing at Catholic Answers Press, writing a signed opinion essay for Catholic Answers Magazine
Challenged the characterization
Response to this claim
El-Sayed’s comparison between Sharia and Christian canon law is misleading because their relationships to civil government differ.
“Canon law is inherently ecclesial and thus inherently limited.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Canon Law Is Not Christian ShariaSecond half of essay, from the replayed canon-law comparison through the concluding contrast between ecclesial and civil jurisdiction
Why we used this label
The signed essay directly challenges the comparison used in El-Sayed’s defense. It does not establish that El-Sayed himself proposes imposing religious law.
JD Vance and conservative commentators challenged Abdul El-Sayed’s opposition to Sharia bans. El-Sayed defended religious freedom and rejected imposing his faith, while critics disputed his comparison between Sharia and Christian canon law.
