Pope and top imam embrace in historic Vatican meeting [Rev 13]

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis embraced the grand imam of Cairo's Al-Azhar Mosque at the Vatican on Monday in a historic encounter both sides hope will lead to greater understanding and dialogue between the two faiths. The first Vatican meeting between the leader of the world's Catholics and the highest authority in Sunni Islam marks the culmination of a significant improvement in relations between the two faiths since Francis took office in 2013. "Our meeting is the message," Francis said in a brief comment at the start of his meeting with Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb, shortly after he had hugged and kissed his guest, Vatican officials told a small pool of reporters covering the event.

In a statement on the trip, Al-Azhar, an institution that also comprises a prestigious seat of learning, said the two sides had agreed to convene a "peace conference." A statement quoted Tayeb as telling Francis: "We need to take a joint stance, hand in hand, to bring happiness to humanity. Divine religions were revealed to make people happy, not to cause them hardship." The imam’s deputy, Abbas Shuman, told Egyptian TV channel CBC that the two leaders had agreed to resume dialogue and that the proposed conference would cover the issues of poverty, extremism and terrorism. The Vatican did not immediately confirm the conference plans. A spokesman said the talks had been "very cordial" with the imam spending 30 minutes with the pope and just over an hour in total at St Peter's. [...]

Ties were badly soured when the now-retired Benedict XVI made a September 2006 speech in which he was perceived to have linked Islam to violence, sparking deadly protests in several countries and reprisal attacks on Christians...

If you believe that the Antichrist is also the man of sin (or if you don’t) then consider the passage that states that the man of sin would be fully revealed when “he who restraineth him” is taken out of the way. Benedict?

This is at the very least another brick in the wall of the end-time scenario wherein the final enemy (coming after some fairly ferocious ones, e.g., communism, fascism) makes its stand and is defeated in the last days. This final enemy seems to be the alliance of Islamo-fascism with political correctness. Together, these threaten not only our fundamental freedoms but also the Christian faith.

The cartoon about "Pope takes soft line on gay marriage, abortion and contraception," is false.

Here's my own old, not-updated and not- complete, but still pretty robust link list of the Pope speaking out in favor of traditional marriage morality and against gay marriage and radical "gender theory" over just over the course of a couple of months:

What, you haven't seen these in the mainstream media, either?

Ever wonder why?

LINKS:

New Pope Francis called homosexual "marriage" a "machination of the Father of Lies"

Pope Francis: Gender Theory Is a Threat to Society

Pope: Marriage between man and woman is threatened by gender ideology

Pope Francis: "Children have a 'Right' to a Mother and Father"

Pope Francis: marriage inscribed in creation (Man/Woman)

A Letter to Pope Francis (Pope defends man-woman marriage)

Pope: Men, Women 'Different'

Pope Rejects 'So-Called Gender Theory'

Pope Francis Defends Human Nature Against Gender Radicals

Pope's Shocking Hitler Youth Comparison (Pope blasts gender theory)

Vatican says 'no' to transsexual godparents amid Spain controversy

The Family As God Wills it, 0ne man and one woman, is being deformed

Pope Francis Against Gay Marriage, Gay Adoption

Pope Francis supports Slovak effort to ban gay marriage, adoption

Pope Bemoans Gay Lobby (LINK)

Gay Advocacy Groups Rush to Demonize Pope Francis

Pope Francis Tells Couples To Wait Until Marriage To Have Sex

Pope strongly defends Catholic teaching against contraception

Pope Francis clear on denying Communion to those who facilitate in abortion

The Closed Door of Pope Francis (Speaks against abortion, divorce, and homosexuality)

Pope Francis and the family, the next step (pro-Traditional Family)

Pope Francis is starting to look a lot like Sarah Palin (Guardian UK dumps Francis)

Pope Francis refuses gay French ambassador

Kasper is Not the Pope's Theologian, Says Leading African Cardinal

Cardinal Burke Denies Rift With Pope, Warns of Gay Agenda for Synod

Pope Rejected Gay French Diplomat as Ambassador to Holy See

Pope Francis condemns gender theory a third time: 'The family is under attack'

Pope Francis defends church's opposition to artificial contraception

Pope Francis: 'The Choice To Not Have Children Is Selfish'

Pope declares couples who don’t want kids 'selfish,' says they are part of a 'greedy generation'

Pope Francis on abortion: 'Never, never does killing a person resolve a problem'

Pope Francis praises Chilean mother who chose life for baby with anencephaly at heart of abortion debate

Bringing children into the world is never a 'mistake': Pope Francis

Don't be afraid to have more children: Pope Francis

Pope Francis Defends Human Nature Against Gender Radicals

Pope's Shocking Hitler Youth Comparison (Pope blasts gender theory)

Pope to Catholic couples: you can't get married if you're not open to children

Pope Francis praises Humanae Vitae, warns of attacks on family

Pope Didn't Bless 'Gender Theory' Children’s Books

Pope Francis unwavering in his opposition to same-sex marriage (Slovenia vote)

Pope Urges Slovenia to Oppose Gay Marriage as Country Heads to Ballot Box (Breitbart)

"The true meaning of human sexuality in God's plan" is heterosexual marriage

Pope Prays at Ugandan "Anti-Gay" Saints' Shrine

Pope Francis condemns abortion - “We’ve reduced unborn babies to mere matter”

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