Religion cannot be used to justify violence, says Pope

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Religion Cannot be Used to Justify Violence, Says Pope. Pope Francis warned during a visit to Albania on Sunday that religion can never be used to justify violence, making apparent reference to the bloodshed wreaked by the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria.

Tirana (Albania): Pope Francis warned during a visit to Albania on Sunday that religion can never be used to justify violence, making apparent reference to the bloodshed wreaked by the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria.

"Let no one consider themselves to be the 'armour' of God while planning and carrying out acts of violence and oppression," the pontiff said "May no one use religion as a pretext for actions against human dignity and against fundamental rights."

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