An agenda-driven impossibility.
Pope Leo XIV is doubling down on Christian-Muslim dialogue, emphasizing an “equal” partnership in both traditions toward global transformation. But normative Islam does not view disbelievers as equals. “Pope: Christians and Muslims must work together to ‘revive humanity,’” by Joseph Tulloch, Vatican News, May 11, 2026:Pope Leo met on Monday morning with members of Jordan’s Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies and of the Holy See’s Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue.
The members of the Royal Institute, which was founded under the patronage of Jordan’s Prince Hasan bin Talal, were in Rome for a colloquium on “Human Compassion and Empathy in Modern Times”.
Compassion in Christianity and Islam
In his address, the Pope suggested that compassion and empathy are “essential attitudes” of both Christianity and Islam.
In the Muslim tradition, Pope Leo said, compassion (ra’fa) is a gift bestowed by God in the hearts of believers, while the inclusion of al-Ra’uf (‘The ever-compassionate) among the ninety-nine divine names reminds us that “compassion always has its origin in God himself.”
In the Christian tradition, on the other hand, the Pope said, this divine compassion “becomes visible and tangible” in the person of Jesus. By taking on human flesh, God “goes beyond seeing and hearing” human suffering, and instead experiences it Himself, becoming “the living embodiment of compassion”
Love for the poor
Compassion and empathy, Pope Leo said, are therefore “not something additional or optional” for Christians and Muslims. Indeed, they have “social implications” for believers in both religions.
From a Christian point of view, the Pope said, “love for the poor” – and indeed sharing in their suffering – are of essential importance. In this regard, he expressed his appreciation for the Kingdom of Jordan’s “generous efforts” to welcome refugees…
The pope’s rhetoric is part of a larger mission to conceal what Islam really is, while painting Israel and America, particularly under Trump, with a quite different brush. He has declared that God “does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war, but rejects them.” Edwin Black notes:
Pope Leo says this about men who stormed Normandy, about every Jew in the IDF, and about my parents who fought as partisans. At the same time, he condemned President Trump’s war to save humanity from nuclear conflagration by religious fanatics in Iran. Pope Leo, who are you to tell us whose prayers God hears?
In another recent article about the atrocities that Muslims are committing against Christians in Africa, Robert Spencer notes that the pope condemned “terrorist attacks,” but made nary a mention of who is perpetrating them. Why?
The reason is because he doesn’t want to harm the dialogue that has been going on for years between Muslims and Roman Catholics…. The idea that speaking forthrightly about Muslim persecution of Christians could hurt the Muslim/Christian “dialogue” dialogue, and so the suffering Christians must simply be sacrificed on the altar of glad-handing…
For Pope Leo now to call on Christians and Muslims to “revive humanity where it has grown cold” and “transform indifference into solidarity” is insensitive and insulting. It essentially rubs the faces of the Christians who are persecuted by Muslims in the dirt. These are not words of a man of truth. What about the pope’s own stand against those who declare war when it comes to Islamic history, as well as Islam’s teachings and what Islamic tradition records about the words and deeds of Muhammad? In Islam, not only is war deceit (Sunan Abī Dāwūd 2637), but it is waged against disbelievers as a foremost duty:
A man asks Muhammad “which of men is the best?” Muhammad replies that it is the man who is always ready for battle and flies into it “seeking death at places where it can be expected.“ — Sahih Muslim 20:4655
In the words of Muhammad: “I would love to be martyred in Allah’s Cause and then get resurrected and then get martyred, and then get resurrected again and then get martyred and then get resurrected again and then get martyred.” — Sahih al-Bukhari 2797
“Let those who sell the life of this world for the next fight in the way of Allah. Whoever fights in the way of Allah, whether he is killed or victorious, on him we will bestow a great reward.” — Quran 4:74
The Muslim Brotherhood, which has fully infiltrated most countries of the West, also follows what Allah told it to do, as its offshoot Hamas reflects. In its own playbook:
Jihad – a mandatory religious duty
– “This is followed by the power of arms and weapons… This is the role of Jihad.”
– “Jihad is a religious public duty… incumbent upon the Islamic nation. Jihad is a personal duty to fend off the infidels’ attack on the nation…”
– “The youth should know that the problems of the Islamic world, such as Palestine, Afghanistan, Syria, Eritrea, or the Philippines, are not issues of territories and nations, but of faith and religion. They are problems of Islam and the Muslims, and they can be resolved neither by negotiation nor by recognizing the enemy’s right to the Islamic land he stole. Rather, the only option is Jihad for Allah, and this is why Jihad is the way.”
– “The symbol of the [Muslim] Brotherhood is the book of Allah [the Quran] between two swords. The swords symbolize Jihad and the force that protects the truth represented in Allah’s book.”
– “…that is, go out to battle, oh believers, young and old, by foot or on horseback, under all circumstances and conditions…” --->READ MORE HERE
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