As much as the blasphemous act is condemned, the desecration of the holy book of any faith in the name of freedom of expression is a reprehensible act. Pope Francis' statement of condemnation





Dubai (Urdupoint Newspaper Latest. 03 July 2023) Pope Francis, the spiritual leader of the Christian denomination Roman Catholics, has said that the desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden is an unacceptable blasphemous act. According to Gulf News, Pope Francis, the spiritual leader of the Christian denomination Roman Catholic, said in his interview that the desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden is an unacceptable blasphemous act, no matter how much blasphemous act is condemned.
Desecration of the holy book of any faith in the name of freedom of expression is a reprehensible act. It is also unacceptable to insult the sanctities of any faith in the name of freedom of expression and to allow this practice. Pope Francis said that concrete measures must be taken for the greater good, religious sensitivity, fraternity.

We need people who make peace, we don't need people who take up arms and start fires.

There is a need for people who do not create division but preach reconciliation. We must build a peaceful future together or we will have no future. On the other hand, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has emphasized the need for collective measures to prevent incidents of desecration of the Holy Quran and said that international laws should be implemented to prevent religious hatred.
According to media reports, this statement was issued after an extraordinary meeting of the organization in the city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in which the incident of desecration of the Holy Quran on the occasion of Eid al-Adha in Sweden and its implications were discussed. In a statement issued after the meeting, OIC Secretary General Hussain Ibrahim Taha said that we must constantly remind the international community of the immediate application of international law, which clearly prohibits advocacy of religious hatred. Is.

Similarly, Saudi Arabia strongly condemned the criminal incident of desecrating the Holy Quran in Sweden and summoned the Swedish ambassador to register a protest against it. The incident of desecration of the Holy Quran at home has been described as a serious crime, the statement issued by the Saudi Foreign Ministry said that the heinous act of desecrating the Holy Quran outside a mosque in Sweden is unacceptable.

In the same way, the Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif expressed his opinion and said that a very ugly incident has happened in Sweden, the Holy Quran has been desecrated once again. That immediate action should be taken against the criminals without any delay, unfortunately this is not the first incident, heartbreaking incidents have happened before.

Muslims who live in Sweden, who are a minority, Islamophobia is a narrative of hatred and division that has been created there, which the government of Pakistan not only condemns, but also demands from the government of Sweden, these incidents. Take immediate notice. It is with great satisfaction that the OIC called an emergency meeting and condemned this heinous act, and called for action against the perpetrators to stop such incidents in the future. We support the decision of the OIC. We will follow up through our Ministry of External Affairs.