God’s name should never be used to ‘justify violence’ says the pope

Pope Francis celebrated mass with tens of thousands in at the university of Nairobi. The Kenyan faithful braved the rain to attend. Earlier the pope met with religious leaders from other faiths in Kenya to call for religious reconciliation in Africa and across the globe. Pope Francis says terrorism feeds on poverty and fear https://t.co/X6Orb9llQV pic.twitter.com/MCHY3FIVmf— TIME.com (@TIME) November 25, 2015 The pope was speaking in Nairobi, the scene of the Westgate shopping mall shooting carried out by Somali Islamist group al-Shabaab. Pope Francis: “Here I think of the importance of our common conviction that the God whom we seek to serve is a God of peace. His holy name must never be used to justify hatred and violence.” The pope met with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and celebrated mass attended by tens of thousands at the University of Nairobi. .@Pontifex takes a pic with DP WilliamsRuto and his family #BlessedKenya pic.twitter.com/LmNI0hH2nb— President of Kenya (PresidentKE) November 25, 2015 After Kenya the pope will travel to Uganda and the Central African Republic.