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I have a great reverence for the Catholic Church. Yeah, that sounds funny coming from someone Jewish, but it was the Catholic Church that dragged Europe, and large swaths of the world, out of paganism. And while paganism is all pretty when hippy types are garlanded with flowers, wearing white robes, and dancing around scented fires to celebrate Gaia, the reality is that paganism is amoral and violent. Placating random, arbitrary, and capricious gods does not yield nice behavior.<\/p>

Read more Wokester weirdness at San Diego\u2019s America 250th celebration<\/a><\/p>\n

I also know a great deal about Church history, thanks to my B.A. and a lot of post-college reading. The first thing I know is that the Church has always been communal in nature and that it welcomes the stranger into the fold. The communal approach is a personal ideal because the Vatican used to understand that socialism is anti-God, so it vigorously fought against it. Moreover, the idea of welcoming the stranger into the fold was never meant to be suicidal.<\/p>\n

The second thing I know is that the historical Church understood one of its primary functions was to defend Christendom. It welcomed the stranger, but not the invader. Indeed, Pope Leo I, the current Pope\u2019s namesake, is known as the Savior of Western Civilization for convincing Attila the Hunt not to invade Rome in 452.<\/p>\n

The Vatican is the institution that presided over the Crusades after hordes of violent Islamic troops conquered the holy city of Jerusalem\u2014which Islamic governments held until 1948, a 1,300-year period during which non-Muslims suffered the apartheid of dhimmitude. Since Israel\u2019s founding, of course, all non-Jews have enjoyed full civil rights and complete access to their places of worship.<\/p>\n

The Vatican also believed that, while it wasn\u2019t a door-to-door proselytizing faith (it wasn\u2019t in the airports as the Hare Krishna were in the 1970s), it was responsible for bringing the faith to non-believers. In primitive times, it did so through force; later, it used moral suasion.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s in light of this long history that Pope Leo\u2019s behavior baffles me. The Chicago-born Pope did not show up for America\u2019s 250th birthday. Considering that America has been the bulwark against communism, an ideology that has a central goal of erasing God, I thought it was a little strange that he would miss America\u2019s special birthday party.<\/p>\n

In lieu of an appearance, on June 26, Pope Leo published a letter congratulating America on the semiquincentennial. A lot of the letter says nice things about America, including the fact that its openness to other faiths \u201chas permitted the Catholic Church to take root and flourish within the United States, to the advantage not only of her own members, but of the entire nation.\u201d So true.<\/p>

Read more Pope Leo\u2019s congratulatory letter to the U.S on its 250th birthday<\/a><\/p>\n

That\u2019s why it\u2019s a little strange to consider what Pope Leo did instead of heading home to honor a special day in America:<\/p>\n

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So Pope Leo XIV, despite his American origins and an invitation to today\u2019s 250th US anniversary celebrations, said no\n\r\nInstead, he went to Lampedusa \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9 \u2014 standing on a rock like a seagull, papal skullcap in the wind \u2014 to honor migrant victims and send a strong message to Europe\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/DLiq3Fxuoi<\/p>\r\n\u2014 Mambo Italiano (@mamboitaliano__) July 4, 2026<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

Those migrants are from the Middle East and North Africa. The vast majority are Muslim. In their own lands, Christians are banned or persecuted. When they arrive in Europe, they persecute Christians and Jews, and the more vocal among them make no secret of their desire to replace Europe\u2019s current system with a Caliphate grounded in the Koran and Sharia law. They are the Vatican\u2019s open and avowed enemies.<\/p>\n

Not only does Pope Leo stand at the shore weeping for them and begging more to arrive, but he makes no effort whatsoever to invite them into the Church. Instead, he allowed Muslim worship within the Vatican library. Moreover, when he accepted a \u201cLiberty Medal of The National Constitution Center\u201d on July 3, 2026, via a virtual appearance, he ended his talk with a shout-out to \u201cinterfaith dialogue and interreligious cooperation.\u201d Once again, he seems unclear on the Vatican\u2019s traditional role.<\/p>\n

Being Jewish, I\u2019m all for good-faith \u201cinterfaith dialogue and interreligious cooperation.\u201d The problem with Islam as a whole (as opposed to individual Muslims who do engage in good-faith actions) is that it cannot tolerate religious competition. You yield, or you die.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t get this Pope; I honestly don\u2019t. Contrary to the almost 2,000-year history of the institution he leads, he seems determined to welcome the invader without making any pretense of advancing the Catholic faith or preserving the Church. Perhaps in the comments, those of you who are Catholics can explain to me what I\u2019m missing.<\/p>

Read more Trump\u2019s right: At the World Cup, \u2018a great injustice\u2019 has been reversed<\/a><\/p>\n

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