Pope rejects talk of 'religious war'

(ANSA) - Papal plane, July 27 - Pope Francis on Wednesday brushed off talk of "religious wars" after knife-wielding Islamist extremists murdered an elderly Catholic priest while he was saying Mass yesterday in France.
    "There are no religious wars," Francis said. "Wars are waged out of interest, for money, for natural resources and for power over others," he said.
    "All religions want peace, do you understand?" Asked about the murder of Father Jacques Hamel, Francis said simply: "I would like to thank all those who sent their condolences as well as the French president (Francois Hollande), who called me like a brother would. Thank you."