Pope Francis has condemned in totality the desecration of the holy Qur’an(Muslim holy book) recently in Stockholm when two men dares the Muslim world through burning of the holy book. Pope in his statement through a local media today said, “I feel angry and disgusted by these actions”. “Any book considered holy must be respected out of respect for those who believe in it, and freedom of expression should never be used as an excuse to despise others,” he added. “Allowing this is rejected and condemned,” the pope said.
According to report, two men on day of Muslim Eid-al-Adha participated in the burning of the holy qur’an in the Swedish capital, Stockholm.
Consequently, several of Muslim countries condemned the incident describing it as provocative to the Muslim world through protesting and castigating at Swedish embassies.
The latest was the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia who reacted recently on Sunday who summoned Swedish Ambassador in Riyadh to explained to the Kingdom “categorical rejection of the disgraceful act carried out by an extremist.”
The Saudi authority called on the Swedish authorities “to stop all acts that directly contradict international efforts seeking to spread the values of tolerance, moderation and rejection of extremism.
“The Swedish government should not undermine the necessary mutual respect for relations between peoples and states.”
Reacting however, the Swedish government said it is permitted under its law as freedom of speech and expression.
