Pope Francis: Fundamentalism is 'A Disease Of All Religions,' Not Just in Islam

In the last stretch of Pope Francis's first visit to Africa, the pontiff talked about fundamentalism as he delivered his speech about terrorism. The 78-year-old Roman Catholic church leader believes that every religion is guilty of the conservative movement, and not just Islam. 

According to News.com.au, the Holy Father slammed negative connotations about Islamic faith as violent extremists. He said that even Catholics have a few, even many fundamentalists, who boast that they know the truth and end up corrupting others. 

"I can say this because this is my Church," the Vicar of Christ said. He even called all of his Christian and Muslim "brothers and sisters" to end the religious fight against each other.

In fact, Pope Francis received a very warm welcome from thousands of locals when he arrived in a Muslim mosque in the neighborhood of Bangui in the Central African Republic. "Together we must say no to hatred, to revenge and to violence, particularly that violence which is perpetrated in the name of a religion or of God himself," he told the crowd.

He, too, talked to the journalists while on the Papal plane and told them that "fundamentalism is always a tragedy." He even asserted that fundamentalism is not related to anything religious.

Pope Francis was delighted to see that his sermon was appreciated by the Central African Republic. However, Reverent Justin Narv said that his words will not be easily followed as it requires a strong change of heart.

Meanwhile, Daily Mail reported the Bishop of Rome also visited Kenya and condemned the radicalization of young people. He made mention of the the "barbarous attacks" of the Islamic extremists in Nairobi, Garissa, and Mandera.

It has been known that the country of East Africa was a target of a series of attacks since it sent its army into Somali in 2011 after the kidnappings which they blamed on Al-Qaeda's east Africa wing -- the Shebab.

Pope Francis called Africa a "continent of hope" that has had a large impact on both Muslim rebels and Christian soldiers. Before the Sovereign of Vatican City held his papal mass at the city of Barthelemy Boganda stadium, a set of Muslim rebels from PK5 climbed down from their pickup trucks, but all of them were wearing a shirt with an image of Pope Francis.

Muslims were known for not trying to cross the said arena, but they squeezed themselves through the crowd. This one particular and unforgettable scene made everyone applaud and shouted: "It's over!"

Watch the arrival of Pope Francis in Kenya by Capital FM Kenya.