Thanks for posting but I’m a lifelong active and devout Catholic, well aquaintewd with St Francis of Assisi. But we’re not talking about St Francis visiting the Sultan, we’re talking about the Pope talking nicey nice with the most blod thirsty, malicious, warped and evil ideology on the planet. I would rather hear my Pope demand that islamists stop murdering Christians and raping and kidnapping Christian young girls. I would like to see him standing up for the rights of Catholics and other Christians to freely practise their Faith everywhere and anywhere in the world. islamic savages are burning Churches full of worshippers, raping little girls, persecuting missionaries all over the world. Let’s address that before we talk about making friends and building bridges with islam. The Pope’s comments, if accurately reported, are dangerously naive!
And would seem to continue the misguided ecumenism of Vatican II.
I get what you’re saying. It is hard to imagine having a conversation with these rabidly radical jihadists that doesn’t include all of those accusations.
I think, though that any conversation with them by Pope Francis would indeed include exhortations against that behavior, but probably a little more diplomatically stated.
Let’s give him a chance and see where he goes with it.