Pope urges religious leaders to denounce 'blasphemy' of violence in God's name
Mar 6, 2021 rome bureau chief Pope Francis arrives for an interreligious meeting on the plain of Ur near Nasiriyah, Iraq, March 6, 2021. (Credit: Paul Haring/CNS.) “From this place, where faith was born, from the land of our father Abraham, let us affirm that God is merciful and that the greatest blasphemy is to profane his name by hating our brothers and sisters,” Francis said on Saturday, the second day of his three-day visit to Iraq. UR, Iraq – Surrounded by sand and flanked by a tapestry of religious representatives in the city of Ur, the birthplace of Abraham, Pope Francis called o...
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