Pope Francis Comes Under Attack From U.S Religious Leaders For Stating “All Religions Are Path To God”

-Pope Francis Face Backlash Over Controversial Statement From U.S Religious Leaders 

Religious leaders in the United States, have expressed their grieve towards Pope Francis, after he stated all religion are a path to God.

You would recall during an inter-religious meeting with young leaders at a Catholic junior college, Pope Francis stated that religions are like several language, with different path leading to God.

“If you start to fight, ‘my religion is more important than yours, mine is true, and yours isn’t,’ where will that lead us?” he asked.

“There’s only one God, and each of us has a language to arrive at God. Some are Sheik, Muslim, Hindu, Christian, and they are different paths [to God],” The Pope said.

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This statement by Pope Francis, has however faced backlash from different leaders. Bishop Joseph Strickland, who oversaw the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tyler, Texas, until his dismissal by the Vatican last year, said;

https://x.com/BishStrickland/status/1834589840848900181

Pope Francis Face Backlash

“Please pray for Pope Francis to clearly state that Jesus Christ is the only Way. To deny this is to deny Him. If we deny Christ, He will deny us, He cannot deny Himself.”

Calvin Robinson said; “This is a counter-scriptural statement from Pope Francis. The Scriptures teach us the opposite. The gate to Heaven is narrow.

“Every religion is a way to arrive at God.”
“All religions are paths to reach God.”

This is a counter-scriptural statement from Pope Francis.

The Scriptures teach us the opposite. The gate to heaven is narrow.

In Christ’s own words: “I am the way and the truth and the life. No… https://t.co/9FirCq6f6A

— Fr Calvin Robinson (@calvinrobinson) September 13, 2024

“In Christ’s own words: I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

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