Pope Francis and Imam of Southeast Asia's Largest Mosque Make Joint Call to Fight Violence, Protect Planet

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Pope Francis has embarked on the 45th and longest overseas trip of his papacy, touching down Tuesday in Jakarta, Indonesia for the start of a busy 12 days of activities, despite concerns about the 87-year-old Catholic leader’s deteriorating health.

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00:00I encourage you to continue on this path, that all, all together, each with their own spirituality

00:20and practicing their own religion, we can walk in the search for God and contribute

00:28to building open societies based on mutual respect and mutual love, capable of isolating

00:38rigidity and fundamentalisms, extremisms, which are always dangerous and never justifiable.

00:50We take responsibility for the serious, sometimes dramatic, crises that threaten the future

00:56of humanity, in particular wars and conflicts, unfortunately also fueled by religious

01:08instrumentalization.

01:09But also the environmental crisis has become an obstacle to the growth and coexistence

01:19of peoples.

01:20And in the face of this scenario, it is important that the common values, the common values

01:28of all religious traditions are promoted and strengthened, helping society to defeat

01:38the culture of violence and indifference and to promote reconciliation and peace.

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