“Any book that is considered sacred to its authors,” the pontiff says, “must be respected out of respect for its believers.”
, Pope Francis, in an interview excerpt published Monday, underlined that freedom of expression must never be used against others and encouraged interfaith dialogue.
The burning of the Quran had been initially allowed by the local government, but Swedish authorities have now taken a step back and condemned the act as “Islamophobia.”
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