[Salvation]

What he is referring to is the heavy-handed proselytism that happens when non-Catholics try to persuade a Catholic.

Catholics will always invite (plant a seed) and let God do the rest.

He isn’t saying for us to “bug out” on evangelization. He’s saying “dig in” by contacting and inviting and letting God do the rest.

[BlatherNaut]

He’s not saying that at all. He is promoting religious indifferentism.

“But the death of the soul is worse than freedom of error,” as Augustine was wont to say.” - Pope Gregory XVI, Mirari Vos

[Syncro]

"Most distressing, especially from the Chief Shepherd of the Church, is this statement: "I’m not interested in converting Evangelicals to Catholicism."

To which you replied:

"What he is referring to is the heavy-handed proselytism that happens when non-Catholics try to persuade a Catholic."

You can read the pope's mind??

What a horrible way to express himself if you are right.

Having been involved in evangelism as a non-Catholic for decades (sometimes to unsaved Catholics), I must say I have never done or seen a scenario such as which you described.

I really doubt the pope is that coarse.