When Pope Francis wants to promote something important, it seems that he calls together city mayors to the Vatican to discuss the issue. That’s exactly what happened in Rome December 9 and 10 when 80 European mayors gathered at the Pontifical Academy of Sciences for a two-day conference on Refugees. The theme of the conference was “Europe: refugees are our brothers and sisters.”
At the conclusion of the meeting, the mayors called for a “network of mayors” to “promote solutions for victims of modern slavery and human trafficking…”
“Following the message of Christ, being European also means recognizing each person’s human dignity and freedom, with peace as the supreme good,” they stated. “The great cities of Europe – as well as those of the Americas and Asia – which now face the worst crisis of displacement since World War II, must continue to collaborate in good faith, trust, hope, friendship, harmony and justice, to embrace humanity, integration and solidarity,” the mayors added.
They also called for “safe and regular humanitarian corridors within the European Union.”
It is one of the principles of globalization to mix cultures together, even though it has rarely worked in history. The huge influx of Muslims from the Middle East into Europe provides opportunity for conflict between cultures and therefore provides an excuse to strengthen European governance and structures and tighten controls over its member countries.
That the Vatican is involved in promoting the integration of cultures should be no surprise. This is part of its agenda to bring all religions together. Forcing Europe to take on Muslim refugees in massive numbers helps to achieve this by making people more familiar with the religion of others. The reason for gathering the mayors together is because they are closest to the people and can influence large numbers of them through their policies and actions. This is one of the ways Pope Francis will influence the masses to reduce national and international resistance to integration.
“And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him…” Revelation 13:8.