Adam Webb

Prof. Crossen

Faith, Religion and Society

10 October 2016

Pope Francis and Terrorism

The news throughout the world has many articles on many different topics. They range

from political problems or campaigns to acts of terrorism. One theme that has become prevalent

in the news today is something involving religion. The article that I have chosen is called “Pope

Francis, World Religious Leaders Make Impassioned Plea Against Terrorism.” This article was

displayed on the website the huffington post. The main point of the article is that Pope Francis

talks about the terrorism occurring and that he hopes and prays that it will stop.

The time that this actually occurs is during a three day meeting with many representatives

from almost every religion. This story revolves around when the Pope attended a religious

meeting with over 500 people met to discuss peace and reconciliation across the world. They

wanted to find a way to promote them through their religion to all people no matter of their race,

religion or any other thing that might separate and differ them. They wanted to find a way to join

the world together with one goal in mind. Each religion has their own perspective on how to

cause world peace based on their own religions and their beliefs on how their gods think they

should handle the situation. This causes a lot of debate between religious leaders and their beliefs

on what should happen.

 The terrorism talked about in this article is occurring in Syria and Afghanistan. The Pope

talked against how foreign military powers are using religion and their beliefs to justify their

actions against other nations. He disagrees and dislikes the way they are doing this and thinks

that it disgraces their religions. He joined with the religions from across the world to talk about

these crimes against religion and to try to get them to stop as soon as possible. He also talks

about how these crimes against religion affect other people, because it causes them to flee the

homes and lives. They had to run in fear of being killed by the guns and bombs of the terrorists

that are harming the world and religion itself.

Terrorism is its own form of war and war has been contemplated over the years. It has

been debated over time if it is a problem or a mystery. The reason that terrorism or war has been

contemplated whether it is a mystery or a problem is that it includes aspects of both. Most people

think war as a problem though. In the end, no matter how long it takes, it has a solution. It

challenges people on both side to figure out what they want or know and how to get it. Terrorism

in reality is a problem that needs to have a final solution.

The people that have a problem with other people need to find a more civil way to solve

their issues. They need to find a solution to their problems. But this problem might never have a

better solution and it all depends on how arrogant the leaders of each side of the war are or how

determined they are to obtain what they want.

The mystery side of war is that even though there is resolve at the end of the war, the

hatreds or anger towards the other country still exists and does not really end. They still do not

always get what they want and are usually driven by some higher power that they think is urging

them to fight for what they want. The mystery causes them to think about what they are doing
and how this will affect others. Terrorism or war has no real final ending. This mystery may

seem that it has a very easy solution, but it does not. It requires a lot of thinking that might lead

to the insight that will answer many things. One of the mysteries of the war is the inner seeking

of how to find the solution to war and how to fix this problem.

This report completely understands the religions it talking about. The main religion

discussed in this paper the Catholic religion. The Pope is major symbol in the Catholic religion

and they understand his religious standing on the atrocities that occurring in the middle east.

They understand how the religious beliefs of Catholics disagree with what is how the people in

the middle east are disgracing their own gods and beliefs by lying. By trying to justify their war

against everyone by saying that they are fighting for their religion and that they are following

what their religion is saying.

Terrorism and war will always contemplated about if it is a problem or a mystery. This

report has shown clearly how another individual feels about the evil occurring in the middle east

and how it affects everyone across the world. How their war has caused people from the same

country as them to run in fear from their own homes and friends just to protect themselves and

their family.

This article is well written and fully understands the religions that are discussed in this

article. It also fully understands what the conference or meeting is about and what their goals

where. They also fully understand the problems occurring throughout the world and how it is

affecting everyone. This article is very well informed and fully understands everything that is

talked about and the people mentioned in the article and their point of views on the topic

discussed.

Works Cited
"Pope Francis, World Religious Leaders Make Impassioned Plea Against Terrorism." The

Huffington Post. N.p., n.d. Web.