 During February 2003, Amfilohije was head of a SOC delegation that visited the Vatican and German Catholic media reported that he invited the Pope to Belgrade, later denied by the SOC.Exposed to Catholic influence Amfilohije has shifted his position about the "evil essence" of people in the West and has begun to distinguish between a "bad" secular and "good" anti secular Europe.Amfilohije has promoted and advocated for the concept of "theo-democracy" without going into the specifics of the idea as a possible opposition toward liberal democracy.