Pope Leo is fresh from visiting Turkey, where he praised the country for its religious tolerance. Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople could in private have told him hair-raising stories about that “tolerance,” including the forced closure of the last Orthodox seminary in the country and the refusal of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to allow it to reopen.
The pope might have visited Hagia Sophia, for a thousand years the greatest church in Christendom, that the Ottomans had turned into a mosque, and Ataturk had turned into a museum in 1935, and Erdogan has again made into a mosque. The pope could in that place have made a public plea to Erdogan to turn it back into a church, putting him on the spot and reminding Christians worldwide of how Turkey now treats Christians. But he chose not to embarrass his malevolent host. At least the pope did not pray when visiting the Blue Mosque, as his hosts had hoped.
More on his ignorant folly can be found here: “Pope Leo in Beirut: Palestinian state ‘only’ solution to Israeli conflict,” Reuters, November 30, 2025
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Pope Leo Praises Turkey for Its Religious Tolerance
Pope denounces ‘fear’ of Islam, says ‘it is possible to live together, to be friends’
In saying this, and basing it upon the example of Lebanon, Pope Leo shows that he knows nothing about the recent history of Lebanon, or about the teachings of Islam regarding Christianity and other religions. And when one is ignorant, it is more prudent to keep silent than to spout views that are not only absurd, but dangerous when implemented.
More on this story. “‘It is possible to live together, to be friends’: the Pope calls on Catholics to be ‘less afraid’ of Islam,” translated from “« Il est possible de vivre ensemble, d’être amis » : le pape appelle les catholiques à être « moins effrayés » par l’islam,” Le Parisien, December 2, 2025:
On the plane returning him to Rome after his trip to Lebanon, Pope Leo XIV called on Tuesday for “working together” to make possible “dialogue and friendship between Muslims and Christians.”
Pope Leo XIV called on Tuesday, December 2, on Catholics concerned about the Christian dimension of the West to be “less afraid” of Islam, advocating for “living together” and “friendship” between Christians and Muslims in Europe. Asked about the fact that some Catholics see Islam as a threat to the Christian identity of the West, the American Pope acknowledged the existence of “fears” in Europe during a press conference aboard the plane returning him from Beirut to Rome.
Drawing on the testimonies heard during his visit to Lebanon—a multi-confessional country where Muslims and Christians coexist—the Pope encouraged people to draw inspiration from it “in Europe or North America.”
“Perhaps we should be a little less fearful and look for ways to promote authentic dialogue and respect,” he added. “I know that, in practice, this has not always been the case.” “I know that fears persist in Europe,” said Leon.
These fears are “often fueled by people opposed to immigration who seek to exclude those who come from another country, another religion, or another ethnic background,” he added.
In light of this, he called for “working together” to make possible “dialogue and friendship between Muslims and Christians.”
“I think that one of the great lessons that Lebanon can offer the world is to show a country where Islam and Christianity are present and respected, and where it is possible to live together, to be friends,” he added.
More and more Catholics in Europe and North America, particularly within their conservative and identity-focused factions, are denouncing the arrival of Muslim migrants as a threat to the Christian roots of the West.
In France, Muslim organizations have been deploring for several days “a harmful climate” or “damaging rhetoric targeting Muslims,” particularly after a poll on Islam and a report from the right-wing senators proposing a ban on the veil and Ramadan fasting before the age of 16.
Born in the United States, Leo XIV spent twenty years in Peru as a missionary with the Augustinian order. He criticized the rise of nationalism in Europe and the United States, denouncing in particular the “inhuman treatment” reserved for migrants under the presidency of Donald Trump.
I have given Pope Leo a new name Pope Leo the Muddler. or Muddle or Muddling.
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What does muddle mean in slang?
cause to become mentally confused
to cause to become mentally confused. to cause to become confused or stupid with or as if with an intoxicating drink.