Saint John Paul II preached Christ in Assisi

St. John Paul II evangelized always, everywhere and everyone he met. He constantly evangelized, not only with words, not only with teaching, proclaiming Jesus Christ as the only Savior of the world, …More
St. John Paul II evangelized always, everywhere and everyone he met. He constantly evangelized, not only with words, not only with teaching, proclaiming Jesus Christ as the only Savior of the world, but he evangelized above all with his own example of an authentically Christian life. He also evangelized in Assisi.
In order to properly and honestly evaluate the controversial interreligious meeting in 1986, one must take into account the extraordinary and exceptional circumstances of the Church and the world at a time when a terrible nuclear war was threatened and the complete destruction of the world. There is no doubt that this great pope saved the world from destruction.
It should also be remembered that Saint John Paul II had no influence on the numerous abuses that took place during the interreligious meeting (e.g. a figure of a false god was placed on the tabernacle and thus the Blessed Sacrament was insulted). These were the events for which the clergy was responsible that allowed it. …More
Ultraviolet
@tbswv ...raising the question if praying with "Native American" pagans means they can seek salvation throuth entirely false gods.
tbswv
Yes, and he JPII, and Benedict both "prayed" at the Jewish synagogue as representatives of the Roman Catholic Church. And what is wrong with this act? It demonstrates that the Jews can seek salvation through the old law, without Jesus. Blatant heresy.
Carmine3
Not to mention the Buddha statue placed on the tabernacle. Even saints make mistakes.
Alex A
Good questions!
Scapular
Was there good fruit or bad fruit from Assisi ? The Gospel says judge them by their fruit. Did we have conversions? Was the Church strengthened? Where there more vocations? Did Assisi create confusion or clarity? Did it confirm the brethren? Was Our Lord placed on an equal footing? Was the first commandment compromised? Perhaps was Assisi mentioned in the Third Secret? Was it a tipping point for …More
Was there good fruit or bad fruit from Assisi ? The Gospel says judge them by their fruit. Did we have conversions? Was the Church strengthened? Where there more vocations? Did Assisi create confusion or clarity? Did it confirm the brethren? Was Our Lord placed on an equal footing? Was the first commandment compromised? Perhaps was Assisi mentioned in the Third Secret? Was it a tipping point for the Church?
W obronie Tradycji Kościoła
When assessing this controversial event, one must not forget that at that time the Church and the world were in an emergency, because there was a real threat of nuclear war and the total destruction of the world.