Name-calling? The Pope did kiss a copy of the Koran and did go to Assisi for an interfaith service where animists were present. Both are unprecedented before Vatican II.
an·i·mism ( P ) Pronunciation Key (n-mzm)
n.
The belief in the existence of individual spirits that inhabit natural objects and phenomena.
The belief in the existence of spiritual beings that are separable or separate from bodies.
The hypothesis holding that an immaterial force animates the universe.