POPE FRANCIS SAID ON SUNDAY THAT EQUATING ISLAM WITH VIOLENCE WAS WRONG AND CALLED ON MUSLIM LEADERS TO ISSUE A GLOBAL CONDEMNATION OF TERRORISM TO HELP DISPEL THE STEREOTYPE. ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (Reuters) – Francis, the leader of 1.2 billion Roman Catholics, told reporters aboard his plane returning from a visit to Turkey that he understood why Muslims were offended by many in the West who automatically equated their religion with terrorism. Francis’ predecessor, Benedict XVI, caused storms of protest throughout the Islamic world in 2006, when he made a speech that suggested to many Muslims that he...
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