>> *Do you think a protestant could draw the same conclusion through the teachings of the bible? Or would they just have to rely on common sense?* The Catechism of the Roman Catholic Church is an excellent entry level text that provides footnotes for its biblical sources as well as footnotes on councils and treatise conducted on various subjects of thought and discourse regarding Christian doctrine anyone of any denomination may consider. Feel free to scrutinize and determine for yourself if it's in error with your denomination as I do not know if other denominations offer similar reference text for themselves beyond the bible. Also, keep in mind that I've not been given sufficient reason to believe that there is any salvation for ones soul to be found outside of the Catholic church, so my bias will always be inclined to Catholicism. edit: I'm sure you could find recent copies of many editions of the catechism in pdf format for download and offline mobile reference in addition to the Vatican website. >> *What are your thoughts on the current pope? Is he as pro-refugee as he seems?* He has an interesting past. Prior to entering the clergy one of the jobs he held was bouncer at a night club. He was a fairly productive and hard working guy, surprisingly enough living a life that offered him little to really gain from entering into the priesthood. Of all the clergy to make it out of seminary, he's probably one of the few I doubt leads a double life as a homosexual, but it's clear he did nothing in response to, predecessors, peers, and subordinates from taking actions to protect gay predator clergy from criminal investigation and prosecution, which I don't agree with. Homosexuals and other mentally ill personalities couldn't have come to dominate the clergy if lay Catholics themselves hadn't fallen sway to the various worldly distractions of the last three centuries. A pope that is anti-refugee is like a Chink that doesn't eat rice. In that there are so many that do eat rice that I'd question the truthfulness of someone claiming one doesn't. However, the problem isn't that we're seeing "refugees fleeing oppression" as the MSM likes to frame it, but mentally unstable economic migrants seeking a new host to parasite off of being herded by dysfunctional third world governments and NGO's receiving tax payer and private funds from various sources. In this instance, the bigger problem is that many who identify as Christians have led lives that would leave one who scrutinizes doctrinal source information to question that persons understanding of the faith. When one engages in deeper scrutiny, one comes to find that the persons understanding of the faith has been deliberately malformed to such an extent that they're incapable of grasping how this has left them vulnerable to the machinations of the malevolent. Unfortunately, the only way for Christians to move forward in light of all this is to concede to accepting the harshness of reality. Saving souls through the spreading of Christianity requires one to think strategically, act tactically, and engage those people in their countries of origin.