A Roman Catholic Church in Ballyhaunis, a town in County Mayo, Ireland, has been criticized for opening its doors to Muslims for an Islamic Call to Prayer during Mass recently as this demonstrates the lengths that the Catholic Church is willing to go to embrace its ecumenical endeavor.

The Roman Catholic Church has been at the heart of the modern ecumenical movement since its Second Vatican Council in the 60s. But the recent decision by this priest to allow a Muslim call to prayer during a Mass in Mayo is a clear demonstration of the Catholic Church’s continued rejection of fundamental doctrines, such as the exclusivity of Christ and salvation by grace alone through faith alone. Not only is this demonstrative of why Protestants and Evangelicals cannot unite with the Roman Catholic Church despite the call from many Evangelical leaders to do so, but this decision is also a flagrant example of the Catholic Church’s willingness to compromise on its own core beliefs in order to accommodate other religions.

The Catholic Church’s imprudent attempts to promote ecumenism and interreligious dialogue have infected Evangelical denominations and have led to a dilution of Christianity, blurring the lines between Christianity and other blatantly false religions.

This is yet another example of the Catholic Church’s abandonment of biblical truth and its focus on works and the sacraments as a means of obtaining salvation. The decision to allow a Muslim call to prayer during a Catholic Mass is a clear indication of the Catholic Church’s prioritization of social and economic interreligious dialogue and accommodation over the truth of the Gospel message.

The biblical Christian perspective is resolute in its belief in the truth of the Gospel message and the exclusivity of Christ as the only means of salvation. The Catholic Church has never embraced this biblical teaching and sadly, many Evangelicals are right in the hands of the harlot.