{"id":12202,"date":"2015-12-02T07:54:34","date_gmt":"2015-12-02T07:54:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=12202"},"modified":"2015-12-02T08:23:48","modified_gmt":"2015-12-02T08:23:48","slug":"pope-mosque","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/pope-mosque","title":{"rendered":"Pope Francis Ends His African Tour By Visiting A Mosque"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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He had an eventful trip, and he saved the most difficult part of his journey for last.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>The country suffers from conflict<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The pope travelled to Bangui in the CAR. The country has been suffering conflict for decades. In 2013, President Francois Bozize was removed from power by a coup. Then, rebels from the north, a majority of whom were Muslim, marched on Bangui and briefly took control of the city because they felt that they were not properly represented by the central government. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12203\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12203\" style=\"width: 718px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-12203\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/c1832-09297613.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"718\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/c1832-09297613.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/c1832-09297613-600x371.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/c1832-09297613-85x53.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 718px) 100vw, 718px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12203\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.free1.cz\/media_object\/2015\/4\/14\/164590\/7\/c1832.09297613.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">{adinserter CNP5}<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Religions are divided<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Within the last two years, there have been more clashes between Muslims and Christians. The CAR&#8217;s population is about 50% Christian and 15% Muslim. When the rebellion targeted some churches and other Christian communities, militias against the violence were created. A cycle of violence followed, leaving towns and villages divided and hundreds of thousands of people displaced into camps. The United Nations estimates that more than 400,000 people in the nation have been displaced over the last two years.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12204\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12204\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12204\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/img_6288-x2.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/img_6288-x2.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/img_6288-x2-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/img_6288-x2-85x57.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12204\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unocha.org\/sites\/default\/files\/OCHA_Category\/Top_Stories\/IMG_6288-X2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>Many people were trapped<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Because of the violence, over 100,000 Muslims fled the capital city. But about 15,000 were not able to leave. They are stranded in an area called PK5 and have been isolated for months. The separate militias stand guard at the neighborhood\u2019s gates. They are the ones who decide who is allowed to enter and exit.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12205\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12205\" style=\"width: 701px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-12205\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/part-ref-ts-par8341940-1-1-0.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"701\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/part-ref-ts-par8341940-1-1-0.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/part-ref-ts-par8341940-1-1-0-85x57.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 701px) 100vw, 701px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12205\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/l3.yimg.com\/bt\/api\/res\/1.2\/gxAJVjNSzN09dmzDNcl68w--\/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3NfbGVnbztpbD1wbGFuZTtxPTc1O3c9NjAw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en_us\/News\/afp.com\/Part-REF-TS-Par8341940-1-1-0.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>Happily\u00a0welcomed<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The pope visited the Koudoukou mosque in PK5. \u00a0The residents were happy to receive him: the mosque had been freshly painted just for his visit and the Vatican flag was displayed in the front yard. Security was tight &#8211; armed UN peacekeepers were stationed and keeping an eye on the crowd. Francis met with Muslim clerics inside the mosque. Imam Tidiani Moussa Naibi thanked the Pope for his visit and said it was &#8220;<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">a symbol which we all understand.&#8221;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12206\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12206\" style=\"width: 703px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-12206\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/cvdr998xaaaybac.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"703\" height=\"443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/cvdr998xaaaybac.jpg 590w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/cvdr998xaaaybac-85x54.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 703px) 100vw, 703px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12206\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/CVDR998XAAAYBAC.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>A call for peace and brotherhood<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The pope has spread a message of peace throughout the entire trip. During this visit, he called unity and brotherhood between Christians and Muslims.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong> \u201cTogether we must say no to hatred, to revenge and to violence, particularly that violence which is perpetrated in the name of a religion or of God himself,\u201d he said. <\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He asked those who are fighting to lay down their arms and expressed hope that the upcoming election would start a new chapter for the CAR. Then he held his final Mass in Africa. \u00a0After leaving the mosque, Francis visited a school in a Muslim area of Bangui.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12207\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12207\" style=\"width: 707px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-12207\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/pope-francis-said-christians-and-muslims-should-turn-their-back-on-revenge-and-hatred_650x350.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"707\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/pope-francis-said-christians-and-muslims-should-turn-their-back-on-revenge-and-hatred_650x350.jpg 623w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/12\/pope-francis-said-christians-and-muslims-should-turn-their-back-on-revenge-and-hatred_650x350-600x337.jpg 600w, 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