Saint Francis of Assisi and Caliph al-Kamil of the Ayyubids embracing. After preaching the Christian faith in Egypt, Francis and his followers were arrested and beaten. Francis asked to speak with the Caliph, and was given leave by al-Kamil to preach to him for several days. Though al-Kamil ultimately did not convert, he greatly respected the saint’s bravado, and allowed Francis to go home - while also asking him to pray on his behalf, that he may find the path most pleasing to God.
I like that they both have halos in this image. Image made by Franciscan Friar Robert Lentz.
where the frick did this whole “catholics support nazis” or “nazism is friendly to catholicism” bs i keep seeing come from bc for real y'all
not only was hitler a socialistic atheist who had a great hatred for christianity but ESPECIALLY for Catholicism’s deep hold on most of Europe which was strong enough that even he dared not touch aspects of it, there are plenty of examples of saints who were Catholic people who opposed the Nazi regime and paid with their lives, for instance, Saint Maximillian Kolbe, who volunteered to take the place of a husband and father in the starvation bunkers:
And St. Edith Stein, aka St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, a Jewish convert to Catholicism who was killed in a concentration camp with her sister:
Hitler hated Catholics. Catholics don’t like Hitler or actual Nazism. Killing people for being disabled or gay or not blonde is wrong. Duh.
