▁of ▁Berg og lio ' s ▁election ▁with ▁a ▁public ▁statement ▁that ▁pra ised ▁his ▁work ▁with ▁Luther ans ▁in ▁Argentina . ▁ ▁Method ism ▁▁ ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Pope ▁Francis ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁po pe ▁to ▁host ▁a ▁General ▁of ▁The ▁Salv ation ▁Army , ▁the ▁international ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Evangel ical ▁Method ist ▁den om ination ▁The ▁Salv ation ▁Army , ▁in ▁a ▁private ▁audience ▁in ▁the ▁V at ican ▁when ▁he ▁met ▁with ▁André ▁C ox . ▁The ▁po pe ▁said ▁that ▁" C athol ics ▁and ▁Salv ation ists , ▁together ▁with ▁other ▁Christians , ▁recogn ise ▁that ▁those ▁in ▁need ▁have ▁a ▁special ▁place ▁in ▁God ' s ▁heart ", ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁they ▁often ▁" me et ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁peri ph eries ▁of ▁society ". ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁pap al ▁visit ▁to ▁the ▁Philippines ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁Pope ▁met ▁with ▁Chief ▁Justice ▁Reyn ato ▁P uno , ▁a ▁United ▁Method ist ▁lay man , ▁along ▁with ▁nine ▁other ▁religious ▁leaders ▁and ▁peace ▁advoc ates ▁to ▁discuss ▁human itar ian ▁relief . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Pope ▁Francis ▁met ▁with ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Method ist ▁Council , ▁the ▁Method ist ▁Council ▁of ▁Europe , ▁and ▁the ▁Method ist ▁Church ▁in ▁Britain , ▁who ▁were ▁in ▁Rome ▁for ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁Method ist ▁E c umen ical ▁Office ▁there . ▁The ▁Pope ▁called ▁for ▁C athol ics ▁and ▁Method