[FreedomSurge]

Catholics out there. Why is the pope trying to get closer to the Muslims instead of converting them?

Does anyone know?

[Piranha]

Maybe he or one or more of his top advisers were on the Oil for Food scandal list for kickbacks.

[Snuffington]

Catholics out there. Why is the pope trying to get closer to the Muslims instead of converting them?

It's part of the post Vatican II understanding of "ecumenism." It's sort of an "attract more flies with honey than with vinegar" approach. Some of us are more skeptical than others about its effectiveness.

[thoughtomator]

I'm not Catholic, though close relations are, and I can explain this to you. Fear. Pure, stark naked fear. And not fear of God, either. Fear of terror bombings in the Vatican.

They still don't understand that terror is coming for them no matter what they do.

[madison10]

Catholics out there. Why is the pope trying to get closer to the Muslims instead of converting them? Does anyone know?

Non-Catholic answer: Because whether one believes it, or not, or likes it, or not--the world is heading toward One World Religion whether it is just Islam or a combination of major religions ie The Liberal *"Church" (which is all smoochy-huggy with Islam) & Islam. It's coming.

Conservative Christians, Catholic & Protestant, regardless of nation, will pay a price.

[Parmy]

Beats me. The Vatican bureaucrats with their soft as a woman's hands need to take care of the plank in their own eyes before they start worrying about splinters in others.

[Commie Basher]

Catholics out there. Why is the pope trying to get closer to the Muslims instead of converting them?

For the same reason he's tried to get closer to Jews instead of converting them?

IOW, the days of Inquisition and Crusading are over. Is that not a good thing?