The photo of the kiss of Pope Francis who traveled the world

February 5, 2019

During his historic visit to the United Arab Emirates, the pontiff was next to Imam Sheikh Ahmed al Tayeb.

The Pope Francis began yesterday his historic visit to the United Arab Emirates, with whom he became the first pontiff to visit the Arabian Peninsula, cradle of Islam, and a photo trip around the world: it is about kiss between the sovereign pontiff and the Imam Sheikh Ahmed al Tayebin a historic gesture of rapprochement between the two religions.

On his first official day in Abu Dhabi, the pope led an interreligious international meeting in front of hundreds of participants and signed a document on the fight against terrorism.

In the photo, you can see the Pope, dressed in white, and the great Sunni Imam of the Egyptian Al Azhar Institute, Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb, in black, who stood together in front of the great Zayed Mosque, the One of the largest on the planet.

So they kissed the platform of the interfaith conferencebathed in a rain of olive leaves. Both condemned any discrimination against religious minorities and called for fraternity.

"I am here as a brother"said the pope when he arrived last night in Abu Dhabi. Later, at a meeting of religious leaders, Francisco pointed out: "We are brothers, whether we are building a future together or there will not be one."

At the end of the meeting, Francisco and Imam Ahmed el Tayeb signed a joint statement in which compromised the efforts of both religions to "Fight against extremism".

"We firmly declare that religions must never incite war, hateful attitudes, hostility and extremism, violence or bloodshed. These tragic realities are the consequence of a deviation from religious teachings ", says the statement

"Good relations between East and West are undeniably necessary. They must not be neglected so that everyone can learn from the culture of the other through fruitful exchanges and dialogues ", add