With Russia's war in Ukraine raging, Pope Francis joined Muslim, Christian and Jewish leaders Friday in calling for the world's great religions work together for peace, telling an interfaith summit that religion must never be used to justify violence and that faith leaders must counter the 'childlike' whims of the powerful to make war.
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Francis told the gathering that, while the world seems to be heading apart like two opposing seas, the mere presence of religious leaders together was evidence that they "intend to set sail on the same waters, choosing the route of encounter rather than that of confrontation." King Hamad, for his part, urged a coherent effort to stop Russia's war in Ukraine and promote peace negotiations, "for the good of all of humanity."
Al-Tayeb also called for Sunni and Shiite Muslims to engage in a similar process of dialogue and try to heal their centuries of divisions, saying Al-Azhar was prepared to host such an encounter. Francis was also bringing his message of dialogue to Bahrain's Christian leaders by presiding over an ecumenical meeting and peace prayer at the Our Lady of Arabia Cathedral, the largest Catholic Church in the Gulf, which was inaugurated last year on land gifted to the church by Al Khalifa.
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