ROME- Pope Francis said the inspiration for terrorism wasn’t Islam but a world economy that worshiped the “god of money” and drove the disenfranchised to violence.
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Leader of Catholic Church Pope Francis has said that it was wrong to compare Islam with terrorism as not all Muslims were violent, further stating “this is not right and this is not true”.
Pope Francis speaks with a journalist during a press conference on the plane after his visit to Krakow for the World Youth Days, on July 31, 2016.
If Pope Francis is very popular indeed, his statements on Islam after the attack on the Church of Saint-Etienne du Rouvray (France) has drawn strong reactions rather negative overall.
“We have them too”, he said, adding if he had to talk about “Islamic violence, he had to talk about Christian violence” too.
“In nearly all religions there is always a small group of fundamentalists”, even in the Catholic Church, the pope said, though not necessarily physically violent.
Extremist violence was on his mind when he set out last week, the day after terrorists rushed into a church in the French countryside and murdered the elderly priest there, slitting his throat, as he was celebrating Mass. The attack was claimed by Islamic State.
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“While browsing through the daily newspapers in Italy, I see many acts of violence reported”, he said.
“They are baptized Catholics”.
Noting he has spoken with imams, he concluded: ‘I know how they think, they are looking for peace’.
“We find violent people of every faith; in every religion there are extremist groups”, he went on.
“Panama, with its canal, is a bridge between two continents, and we’ll also make it a symbolic bridge between young people, especially in Latin America”, said Cardinal Jose Lacunza Maestrojuan of David, Panama. They don’t have work, and they turn to drugs and alcohol.
Asked what concrete initiatives could be used to counter terrorism, Pope Francis replied, “Terrorism is everywhere”.
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Referring to the Pope’s recent remarks that the world is at war but it is not a war of religion, Graham begged to differ, posting on Facebook that “I disagree that it’s not a war of religion”.
