This article plainly shows that the pope is becoming more active in global politics and economics. He has certainly expressed his sentiments in a very clear way by this recent Encyclical .

No doubt, as world conditions worsen, the pope will insert himself more in the world political scene. There are many who believe the pope should be more engaged in the world political arena. Matthew 24:5, 11, both indicate the coming of a world religious leader who will combine forces with a world political leader . The fate of the two is described in Revelation 19.

The tipping point for the pope to involve himself much more in world geopolitics may be as a result of a deepening world-wide recession or military strikes against Israel . Prophecy indicates that a world religious leader will ultimately make his headquarters in Jerusalem , thereby stopping a yet-to-begin daily sacrificing by the Jews in Jerusalem as indicated by Christ in Matthew 24:15.