The Pope encouraged Indonesia to follow its national pledge of 'harmony in diversity.'
Pope Francis called on Indonesia to battle extremism this week during his 11-day trip through parts of Southeast Asia.On Wednesday, Pope Francis met with Indonesian President Joko Widodo and encouraged his nation to follow its pledge of 'harmony in diversity' by fighting religious intolerance and extremism.
In his address to officials, Pope Francis likened Indonesia's human diversity to its 17,000 islands, stating that each contributes something unique to create 'a magnificent mosaic, where every tile is an irreplaceable part of a great, original and precious work.'However, Francis warned that a country like Indonesia—with the largest population of Muslim individuals in the world—can become a site of conflict.
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