The passing of Pope Francis is a great loss for humanity and in our own small sphere, for the Caux Round Table, as well.
The Pope gave his very personal endorsement to our study of the covenants of the Prophet Muhammad to respect and protect Christians – a work which has much promise for a more peaceful future for humankind, not only in the Middle East and Africa, but as spiritual leadership for all of us when we think about others of different faiths and ethnic origins.
I copy his letters to us here:
For the sake of all of us, I hope that the collective wisdom of his Roman Catholic Church will bring forth a successor with his faithfulness, humanity and ability to reach beneath the surface of our human self-mortifications to draw forth “the better angels of our natures.”