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Pope Francis invites religious, political leaders to sign ‘Global Pact’ for ‘new humanism’

The pope enthusiastically supports a global educational pact almost completely devoid of references to God.

In a renewed and enthusiastic endorsement of globalism, Pope Francis has announced he is hosting an initiative for a “Global Pact” to create a “new humanism.”
The global event, set to take place at the Vatican on May 14, 2020, is themed Reinventing the Global Educational Alliance.
According to a Vatican statement issued on Thursday, Sept. 12, the Pope is inviting representatives of the main religions, international organizations and various humanitarian institutions, as well as key figures from the world of politics, economics and academia, and prominent athletes, scientists and sociologists to sign a “Global Pact on Education” so as to “hand on to younger generations a united and fraternal common home.” . . .

Thai Protestants Welcome Pope Francis’ Call for Tolerance

Members of the Protestant faith in Thailand said on Friday they agreed with Pope Francis’ call for interfaith cooperation, saying they have no sectarian grudge against their Catholic brethrens.

Protestants, who took up about half of Christian population in the kingdom, have no problem co-existing with the Catholics, according to those interviewed for this story. They spoke moments after attending an audience with the Pope at Chulalongkorn University, where the Catholic spiritual leader urged all sects and religions to find common grounds.

“Catholics and Protestants have absolutely no problems with each other in Thailand at all … This is very hard to find in other countries,” Manoch Jangmook, Chairman of the Evangelical Fellowship of Thailand, said in an interview. “We are all the same family, the Pope said himself.” . . .

President Rivlin Invites Pope Francis to Visit Jerusalem

President Reuven Rivlin on Monday, December 30, held the traditional reception for the heads of the Christian denominations in Israel to celebrate the new year at the Presidential Residence in Jerusalem, and used the occasion to invite the Pope to visit and participate in the 2020 official dedication ceremony of Land of the Monasteries, an extensive project to make old churches and monasteries accessible to Christians and pilgrims from around the world. . .