AUDIENCE WITH THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS ACCREDITED TO THE HOLY SEE ADDRESS OF POPE FRANCIS
Sala Regia Friday, 22 March 2013
In this work, the role of religion is fundamental. It is not possible to build bridges between people while forgetting God. But the converse is also true: it is not possible to establish true links with God, while ignoring other people. Hence it is important to intensify dialogue among the various religions, and I am thinking particularly of dialogue with Islam. At the Mass marking the beginning of my ministry, I greatly appreciated the presence of so many civil and religious leaders from the Islamic world. And it is also important to intensify outreach to non-believers, so that the differences which divide and hurt us may never prevail, but rather the desire to build true links of friendship between all peoples, despite their diversity.
All along, those "non-believers" are thinking how the Vatican would make such a nice mosque.
When the persecution starts to directly affect the Vatican, which is a sovereign state, beware for the time of the beast is at hand.
So many are deceived that the anti-christ will be the Pope. But, Catholics know we will be persecuted right out of Vatican City. The anti-Christ will rise up from there, but it won't be from the Church.
“Intensify outreach to non-believers,” is a call to be missionaries to them. Keep in mind Pope Francis is more evangelist for the faith than other Popes in recent memory.