How does Roman Catholicism understand the Pope's statement that all religions are paths to God?

> "All religions are paths to God. I will use an analogy, they are like different languages that express the divine.” - Pope Francis, [Interreligious Meeting with Young People - Address of His Holiness](https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/speeches/2024/september/documents/20240913-singapore-giovani.html) , *“Catholic Junior College” (Singapore) Friday, 13 September 2024* In this address he also said, "There is only one God, and religions are like languages, paths to reach God. Some Sikh, some Muslim, some Hindu, some Christian. Understood?" I am struggling to comprehend this sentiment in a positive Biblical light because it seems as though the Pope is clearly saying that worship of false gods is a pathway to the one true God. Far from finding a biblical basis for this sentiment, I find nothing but the exact opposite. Can we add Baal worship or any of the various pagan Corinthian gods and make the Pope's list any worse? How does Roman Catholicism rescue the Pope from directly contradicting Jesus; "I am the way, the truth, and the life; No one comes to the Father but by me."?