Fr. Thomas G. Weinandy, OFM, Cap.: Does ‘Divine Inspiration Inhabit Every Faith’?

By Fr. Thomas G. Weinandy, OFM, Cap., The Catholic Thing, Sept. 27, 2024

Thomas G. Weinandy, OFM, a prolific writer and one of the most prominent living theologians, is a former member of the Vatican’s International Theological Commission. His newest book is the third volume of Jesus Becoming Jesus: A Theological Interpretation of the Gospel of John: The Book of Glory and the Passion and Resurrection Narratives.

Pope Francis has made three seriously misleading statements recently. On September 13^th, prior to leaving Singapore, he spoke to an interreligious group of young people at a Catholic junior college.  He stated: “All religions are a path to arrive at God.”  He elaborated: “I will use an analogy, they are like different languages that express the divine.”

He encouraged the young people of various religions to dialogue with one another.  He noted: “There’s only one God, and each of us has a language to arrive at God.  Some are Sikh, Muslim, Hindu, Christian, and they are different paths [to God].”  Later, on September 17^th, in a video message to an interreligious youth conference in Tirana, Albania, Pope Francis praised religious diversity as “a gift from God.” …

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