” . I also think with affection of those Muslim immigrants who this evening begin the fast of Ramadan, which I trust will bear abundant spiritual fruit. The Church is at your side as you seek a more dignified life for yourselves and your families.”
As always, pay attention to what is between the quotation marks.
We can always hope that the prayer and fasting of Buddhists, Hindus, and Muslims will bring them closer to God, even if their understanding of God is incomplete, or largely incorrect.
God knows their hearts. We don’t.
“God knows their hearts. We don’t.”
Sure we do. If they tell us that they are Muslims, we should believe them that they are Muslims. No Muslim has ever gone to heaven and ever will, as salvation is through Jesus Christ alone.
But the Pope did not say “I hope”; he said “I trust that it will”. Two very different things.