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Pope to Attend ‘Interfaith’ Gathering of Religious Leaders in Muslim-Majority Kazakhstan
LifeSite News ^ | 6/6/22 | David McLoone

Posted on 06/09/2022 7:21:55 PM PDT by marshmallow

The Holy See has confirmed the Pope's attendance at the Congress of Leader of World and Traditional Religions in September where he will be joined by representatives of Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, and Orthodox Christians and Protestants for discussions centered on 'inter-religious dialogue.'

VATICAN CITY (LifeSiteNews) – The Holy See has confirmed that Pope Francis will attend the seventh World Religions Congress in Kazakhstan this September.

The pontiff is throwing his support behind the international “interfaith” meeting aimed at the “development of humanity” following the worldwide COVID-19 response.

According to a joint communiqué released by the Holy See Press Office on May 31 and signed by both Archbishop Paul Gallagher on behalf of the Holy See and Kazakhstani Deputy Prime Minister Mukhtar Tileuberdi, Pope Francis will travel to Kazakhstan’s capital Nur-Sultan for the seventh Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions from September 14–15.

Before now, the pontiff had only signalled his desire to join the interreligious meeting without confirming his attendance, stating in a video address on April 11 his support for Kazakhstan’s “diverse and united” country as “a basis for stability” despite the nation being overwhelmingly Muslim.

Catholics represent just 1 percent of Kazakhstan’s population of 20 million.

Gallagher and Tileuberdi wrote that “a culture of dialogue must be one of the basic values of the contemporary world. The continuation of peaceful coexistence in the face of contemporary challenges is achievable only through an inclusive and comprehensive dialogue.”

“Therefore,” the joint statement continued, “Kazakhstan welcomes the decision of Pope Francis to attend the VII Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, to be held in Nur-Sultan in September 2022, as agreed during the high-level talks between the President of Kazakhstan H.E. Mr. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and the Pope on April 11, 2022.”

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1 posted on 06/09/2022 7:21:55 PM PDT by marshmallow
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To: marshmallow

Bring along a food tester.


2 posted on 06/09/2022 7:32:00 PM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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To: marshmallow

Interestingly, the Kazakh Catholic bishops like Schneider are pretty great. It’ll be interesting to see how they handle Bergoglio’s antics.


3 posted on 06/09/2022 7:39:47 PM PDT by irishjuggler
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To: marshmallow

Maybe he’ll bow to Mecca.


4 posted on 06/09/2022 7:39:57 PM PDT by A Formerly Proud Canadian ( Ceterum autem censeo Justinius True-dope-us esse delendam)
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To: A Formerly Proud Canadian

Time for a church split, IMO.


5 posted on 06/09/2022 8:26:25 PM PDT by stars & stripes forever (Blessed the nation whose GOD is the LORD. ~ Psalm 33:12)
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To: marshmallow

Kazakhstan? As in Astana? Francis? THAT would be a coinkydink!


6 posted on 06/09/2022 9:27:03 PM PDT by rx
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To: stars & stripes forever

I’ve heard it said that with all the changes in the Roman Catholic church since the Reformation, with those changes, Martin Luther would still be Roman Catholic.

I guess the Roman Catholic church need a ne ‘reformation! Besides, according to zPew Research, there are 40,000 Christian denominations. With a new ‘reformation, what’s a few more thousand denominations?


7 posted on 06/09/2022 9:49:31 PM PDT by A Formerly Proud Canadian ( Ceterum autem censeo Justinius True-dope-us esse delendam)
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To: A Formerly Proud Canadian
I’ve heard it said that with all the changes in the Roman Catholic church since the Reformation, with those changes, Martin Luther would still be Roman Catholic.

Then you've been listening to screwballs.

8 posted on 06/09/2022 9:58:55 PM PDT by ebb tide (Where are the good fruits of the Second Vatican Council? Anyone?)
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To: marshmallow

The apostate will attend this Assisi IV; yet he can’t even celebrate or acknowledge the feast of Corpus Christi this year.

Instead, he’ll be hosting his “X World Meeting of Families”. And his “families” include the whole LGBT+ spectrum of perverts.


9 posted on 06/09/2022 10:11:14 PM PDT by ebb tide (Where are the good fruits of the Second Vatican Council? Anyone?)
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To: rx
Kazakhstan? As in Astana? Francis? THAT would be a coinkydink!

Cue the NWO/globalist conspiracy coincidence theorists.

10 posted on 06/10/2022 5:20:55 AM PDT by Lee N. Field ("He will swallow up death forever" Isaiah 25)
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To: marshmallow

Pope Soros I


11 posted on 06/10/2022 6:50:24 AM PDT by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes)
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