REASON & THEOLOGY MEDIA

In 2009, Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople gifted a Quran to a Muslim leader — and many Christians are still asking: Why would an Orthodox patriarch do that? And it’s not an isolated example. In recent decades we’ve seen a growing list of gestures and statements from major Christian leaders that seem totally at odds with what many Christians online would expect: 📌 A pope kissing the Quran 📌 The former Patriarch of Alexandria calling Muhammad a “true prophet of God” 📌 Patriarch Kirill saying Muslims and Christians worship the same God 📌 Patriarch Bartholomew claiming all religions worship God Meanwhile, online Christian discourse often takes a very hardline approach toward other religions — sometimes even hostile or vitriolic. So what’s behind this massive gap between: 1) Online Christian rhetoric 2) The tone of popes, patriarchs, and bishops? In this video, I examine: ✔️ Whether Catholics doing this is different because of papal infallibility ✔️ Whether the internet and institutional leaders inhabit two totally different “worlds” 👉 Watch now and let me know what you think in the comments.