00:00On the last day of his four-day visit to France, Catholic Pope Leo XIV condemned any use of God's
00:07name to justify violence and oppression.
00:09Speaking at an interfaith meeting in the city of Metz, he urged the various religious leaders to foster a path
00:15to friendship, peace and brotherhood.
00:17Leo appealed to Europe to remember its tradition of dialogue to confront today's challenges of war, migration and polarisation.
00:28Indeed, invoking God's name to legitimise violence or oppression is a desecration of that name.
00:35Nothing that undermines human dignity can claim to be genuinely inspired by God.
00:41Religious discourse must constantly call for the disarmament of hearts and words.
00:51Leo warned that religion cannot be used to justify violence in a world marked by conflict and contempt for the
00:56most vulnerable.
00:57He said they should protect human dignity, adding it was always possible to come together across borders and build peace.
