Pope rebukes inflammatory rhetoric focusing on 'violent, terrorist' Islam
Pope Francis said Sunday that he won't label Islam as "terrorist" because that would be unfair and not true.
While in Poland, Francis made an unscheduled stop at a church in Krakow to implore God to protect people from the "devastating wave" of terrorism in many part of the world. Francis replied that "it's not right to identify Islam with violence. It's not right and it's not true." He added that "I believe that in every religion there is always a little fundamentalist group." Noting he has spoken with imams, he concluded: "I know how they think, they are looking for peace."
As for the ISIS, he said it "presents itself with a violent identity card, but that's not Islam."
