Pope Francis wrapped up his visit to Singapore on Friday by praising its tradition of interfaith harmony, closing out his four-nation trip through Asia with the same message of tolerance that he delivered at the start. Francis presided over a gathering of young people from some of the religious traditions that are present in Singapore, where mosques, Buddhist temples and Christian churches stand side-by-side among the city-state’s iconic skyscrapers. In a sign he was enjoying himself, Francis ditched his speech and urged the youths to take risks, even if it means making mistakes. But he came back to the topic at hand to make his main point about the need for people of different faiths to engage in constructive dialogue rather than insist on the righteousness of their particular beliefs. “All religions are a path to arrive at God,” he said. “They are like different languages to arrive there. But God is God for all.” It was Francis’ last event before he boarded the Singapore Airlines A35-900 plane for the 12-hour, 35-minute flight back to Rome to complete the longest and farthest trip of his pontificate. As Pope Francis concludes his 12-day Asia trip with a message of tolerance, inclusivity and solidarity, FRANCE 24’s Jean-Emile Jammine is joined by Dr Michel Chambon, Theologian, Cultural Anthropologist and Research Fellow at the Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore.
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