The history of Islam, as well as its current mainstream practice, shows it is a violent and oppressive religion. Christians and Jews/Israel continue to be persecuted. Islam long ago conquered Christians across the Middle East. Britannica notes this briefly about the historic Crusades: they “were organized by western European Christians in response to centuries of […]
Pope Leo: Christians and Muslims Must Work Together to ‘Revive Humanity’
Pope Leo XIV is doubling down on Christian-Muslim dialogue, emphasizing an “equal” partnership in both traditions toward global transformation. But normative Islam does not view disbelievers as equals. “Pope: Christians and Muslims must work together to ‘revive humanity,’” by Joseph Tulloch, Vatican News, May 11, 2026: Pope Leo met on Monday morning with members of […]
Erdogan Praises Pope for His Stance on ‘Palestinians’
Oh, dear. If Recep Tayyip Erdogan praises Pope Leo XIV’s “stance on the Palestinians,” that must mean the pope has adopted a position that the Turkish leader favors. That means forgetting about the 3500-year connection of the Jewish people to the Land of Israel, ignoring the terms of the Mandate for Palestine and the territory […]
Rome Likens Jesus to Buddha: Pope Leo XIV Affirms Continuity on Interfaith Dialogue
New pontiff assures Jews that he will strengthen Catholic-Jewish dialogue in the spirit of Vatican II The Vatican is equating the teachings of Jesus with those of Buddha in its first interfaith message since Pope Leo XIV’s election, signaling the pontiff’s desire for continuity with the dialogical approach of Vatican II and Pope Francis to […]