What will the new Pope called Leone XIV do ?

Remember these bible texts are streamlined to convince people to convert to Christians in the first centure after death of Jesus.

And Always keep in mind the context to usual life during these ages.

E.g. what is interesting is, that people believed that iill people were hit by gods and so it was absolutely strange that casual people helped them.

Completely unimaginable nowadays, but with knowing this context people can understand why a figure like Jesus was so unusual and special.

The Bible was not written to make proselytes. The old testament is a collection of texts from the Jewish people, perhaps the new testament is more focused on the "marketing" of religion: Paul, for example, wrote letters addressed to a community of unconverted Jews.

The Popes had usually kept a low profile with Islam, of course. They just condemned integralism but it's funny, because the Catholics went all over the world killing and forcing people to join the religion.

Well, lemme be up front.... I am NOT Catholic. I don't typically have a high opinion of Popes. Generally don't have a high opinion of any religious leaders... I really liked the last pope. He wasn't perfect. But he really did make an amazing effort to bring the church into the modern era even as it kicked and screamed against such a deviation from it's previous locality in time of about 1000 years ago. He didn't bring it all the way to the modern world. But no one has ever done more towards getting it to the modern age than the last pope. I appreciate that deeply. My understanding, is this new Pope, shares many view points with the last pope... I think he too is a little bit of a modernizer. As for his position on Islam.......... No idea. But being from Chicago, a huge city full of all types and varieties of people, I find it hard to believe that he can't find the beauty that can live in Islam depending on who is practicing it of course. Because different folks interpret things differently. Including the faiths that they choose to hold. Religion, any and all of them, in the hands of the open minded and compassionate can be a powerful force for good and the betterment of society and the world. In the hands of those who are rigid and cruel, it can be a tool of great evil. I hope this pope will use it the way the last pope did, as the former rather than the latter, especially in relation to all other religions, which also hold that same promise and that same threat. Only time will tell what this pope is all about.

Guys, I am not a Christian, but I have read the bible to some extent, and I just want to say one thing, the pope is not going to do much about the Islamic nations in my opinion for its kind of out of his domain, but what is in his domain is that he should attempt to reduce discord amongst people especially when it comes to the Muslims. By experience I can surely say that 70% of the times Muslims are normal people, and they are quite nice, most of these people are some of the most hospitable people there are (no wonder the best airlines and hotels come from there). The problem is the remaining 30% radical terrorists.

If there is an Italian reading this, he/she is sure to know that recently a Pakistani Imam was deported to Pakistan from Italy after he asked local Muslims to rise up against infidels who were not Muslims (such attitudes must not be tolerated at all by any nation). Now this is where the stereotype comes in. Another cause of discrimination is the fact that nearly all major terror organizations are Muslim.

The new pope has the task to reduce such discriminatory feelings amongst people (mainly Christians), but he should also ensure that the radical Muslims are fully aware of the consequences of their actions like the American hunt for Osama-Bin-Laden and the Indian operation Sindoor.

I hope that the new pope rises up to this task.