Pope Francis on Sunday condemned the deadly attacks on a mosque in northern Nigeria as an “extremely serious sin against God”, in comments on the final day of his trip to Turkey.
During his historic visit to Turkey, the Catholic Pontiff joined French President Francois Hollande in condemning the attack and has called for a united front against the barbarism of Boko Haram Islamists.
Pope Francis labelled the attack an “extremely serious sin against God”.
In a meeting with Turkish political and religious officials, at the start of his second trip to the Middle East this year, the Pope further urged Muslim leaders to condemn the “barbaric violence” being committed in Islam’s name against religious minorities in Iraq and Syria.
Pope Francis visit is aimed at improving inter-faith ties.
At least 120 people were killed and 270 others wounded when two suicide bombers blew themselves up and gunmen opened fire during weekly prayers on Friday at the Grand Mosque in Kano.
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