The Myth of St. Francis

Pope Francis cited his 2019 meeting with Grand Imam Ahmad Al-Tayyeb as the inspiration for his encyclical *Fratelli Tutti*. In the document, the Pope references his encounter in Abu Dhabi with the head of Al-Azhar, the leading Sunni Muslim institution in Egypt, to develop themes of human fraternity.

During that meeting, the Pope and the Grand Imam signed the Document on Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living Together. This declaration states that God created all humans equal in rights, duties, and dignity and calls them to live together as brothers and sisters. According to the Pope, this shared commitment serves as the foundation for the teachings in *Fratelli Tutti*.