Critics say Assisi interfaith prayer anniversary revives religious indifferentism dispute

Ahead of the 40th anniversary of the 1986 Assisi interreligious gathering, a LifeSite video argues that Buddhist and Hindu worship held in Catholic churches, including a Buddha statue placed on an altar, promotes the idea that all religions stand on equal footing. It reports that Vatican officials defend Assisi's legacy and that Pope Leo XIV sent a message of solidarity, while traditionalist critics reject the event. This is one commentator's argument, but it shows a live dispute over whether exclusive claims about Christ can coexist with shared multi-faith worship, a tension Scripture addresses in Exodus 20:3 and John 14:6.