Pope Francis Battles Radical Islam

Ambassador Francis Rooney contends that Pope Francis and the Holy See are most suited to weigh in diplomatically to help build an international alliance opposed to Islamic extremism.  He argues that Pope Francis is now aggressively continuing the work begun by Pope Benedict to devise theological and philosophical constructions to bring Islam at large into accord with the modern world—and to promote a climate of peaceful coexistence and mutual respect among different religious groups.  This work is just beginning—but it’s absolutely critical to defeating the threat posed by radical Islam.

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