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Pope is outraged by the burning of the Koran in Stockholm

03 July 2023 10:09 (UTC +04:00)

Pope Francis has said he is disgusted by acts such as the burning of the Quran in Stockholm. In his opinion, freedom of speech should not be a pretext for insulting others, APA reports citing Oopstop.

“I am outraged, I am disgusted by such actions. Any book that the people consider sacred must be treated with reverence out of respect for the faithful. Free speech should never be used as an excuse to insult others,” Pope told Emirati newspaper Al Ittihad.

A 37-year-old immigrant from Iraq, Salvan Momika, carried out a 37-year-old immigrant from Iraq near the cathedral mosque in the center of Stockholm with the permission of the police. He tore pages from the Koran, wiped his shoes with them, put bacon in the book and set it on fire. The authorities declared the event legal, but “inappropriate”. Iraq demanded that Sweden extradite the immigrant in order to convict him of desecration of the Koran. In Baghdad, protesters attacked the Swedish embassy. Other Muslim countries also condemned the incident.