(BBC) Pope urges religions to root out fundamentalism

Posted by Kendall Harmon

"Religious fundamentalism seeks to take power for political ends, at times using violence, over the individual conscience and over religion," the Pope said.

"All religious leaders in the Middle East [should] endeavour, by their example and their teaching, to do everything possible to uproot this threat, which indiscriminately and fatally affects believers."

The pontiff's exhortations were made public as he signed recommendations on how to improve the lives of the Christian minority, making up 40% of Lebanon's population, and its relations with Islam and Judaism.

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Filed under: * Culture-WatchReligion & CultureViolence* International News & CommentaryMiddle EastLebanon* Religion News & CommentaryInter-Faith RelationsOther ChurchesRoman CatholicPope Benedict XVI

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