Thank you....This pope’s early comments have me very concerned....as a Christian
There may be, in the vision of some of the “forward thinkers”, some future when there shall be a convergence of Islam, Christianity, Judaism, and all the other major and some of the minor religions of the world.
It took a thousand years to heal the rift with what was only a schism within the Christian doctrine, between the Roman and the Orthodox versions, and some five hundred years to heal the split between the Catholic church and the Protestants. And they all started out much closer together than ever Islam was to Judaism or Christianity.
Islam is preached as “superior” to all other religions, otherwise, why would they have so many confrontations against other faiths in military engagements? There might be some validity to the belief that “might makes right”, if they really DID win in battlefield encounters, but as soldiers, the legions of Allah are characterized by maniacal surges in combat, deceit when cornered, and treachery when negotiating with opponents.
And Israel has bested the legions of the Islamic horde in every engagement up to now, humbling them, often within a matter of a few days.
The Israelis have no great faith in the outcome of any negotiations with the Palestinians, but they have managed to maintain a status quo with most of the rest of their Islamic neighbors.
Oh, he seems just so doggone SILLY! Once again, conservative Christians will get no help from a pope.