Pope Francis Prays In Mosque

Pope Francis took part in a Muslim prayer with
the Grand Mufti of Istanbul on his second leg of his
three day visit to Turkey.

Pope Francis was alongside theGrand Mufti side to
side today and clasped his hands for a two minute silent
prayer in the 17th-century Sultan Ahmet mosque,
aiming to show respect for Islam and encourage
stronger ties between the two faiths.

“May God accept it,” Rahmi Yaran, the Grand Mufti
of Istanbul told the pope at the end of the prayer.
Lots of children and wellwishers waived Turkish and
Vatican flags and chanted “Long live Pope Francis” as
the pope cheerfully left the mosque.
Pope Francis, is originally from Argentina and has
shown to be quite liberal in his views of the spread of
the Christianity and oeace to the world.