2023-07-03 05:25:52
The Pope of the Vatican said that allowing the burning of the Qur’an is “unacceptable and condemned,” stressing the importance of learning to “respect differences” between people.
Pope Francis said in an interview with the newspaper:the UnionThe Emirati published, on Monday, his outrage at actions such as burning the Qur’an.
He said, “I feel angry and disgusted by these behaviors, because any book considered sacred by its authors must be respected out of respect for those who believe in it,” adding: “Freedom of expression should never be used as an excuse to despise others, and allowing this is rejected and condemned.”
This comes days following the Iraqi immigrant in Sweden, Silwan Momica (37 years), trampled a copy of the Qur’an and burned its pages in front of the Grand Mosque in Stockholm.
The move sparked outrage across the Middle East and other countries as Muslims around the world celebrated the Eid al-Adha holiday and the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, was drawing to a close.
In his expanded interview, which comes following he underwent abdominal surgery, Pope Francis sent a message to young people around the world of the need for tolerance and renunciation of violence.
“Tolerance will become a reality when we learn to respect differences and consider them wealth and not a danger,” he said, adding, “Let religion be a factor of peace, coexistence and brotherhood, and never a factor of collision, hatred and violence.”
Pope Francis has headed the Catholic Church since 2013, following the resignation of his predecessor, Benedict XVI.
Last month, the 86-year-old Pontiff was discharged from the Gemelli Hospital in Rome, ten days following he underwent surgery.
On June 18, he appeared at the Annunciation Prayer before thousands of worshipers gathered in St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican, thanking the faithful for their messages to him while he was in the hospital.
The pope, who is increasingly moving regarding in a wheelchair or cane, was in good health, standing, as usual, behind his window in the papal palace.
In his interview, the Pope condemned all practices that threaten human life, including genocide, terrorist operations, forced displacement, and trafficking in human organs.
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