JAKARTA – Pope Francis visited the city’s famed Istiqlal Mosque on 5 September during the main event of his three-day visit to the capital city of Indonesia. At the mosque he and Muslim leaders outlined their vision for a more tolerant society and called for an end to violent extremism.
The Pope also discussed how all religions are striving for the same goal; though at the same time he emphasised that religious differences should be respected and that diversity shouldn't be diluted in the quest for more inter-religious dialogue and tolerance and finding "common ground" between religions, because that can end up stoking resentment and division.
