Inter-Religious Speech

Pope Francis’ final appointment in Azerbaijan dedicated to interfaith dialogue. "God can not be invoked for partisan interests and selfish ends, nor be used to justify any form of fundamentalism, imperialism or colonialism".

The claims of Buddha and Christ are in fact so different that we may wonder whether Buddhism can be called a "religion" at all. It does not speak of God, or Brahman, as does Hinduism from which it emerged.