Pope Francis on Monday
appealed to political and religious leaders to take a stand
against "fundamentalist terrorism" during an audience with the
diplomatic corps. He said that this problem was "the fruit of
serious spiritual poverty" and "often... of considerable social
poverty". He added that terrorism can be "defeated only with the
contribution of religious and political leaders". He said the
former should transmit values that do not counterpose "fear of
God and love of others".
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