Pope Francis joins Morocco’s King Mohammed VI in declaring Jerusalem the “common patrimony” of Christians, Jews and Muslims
Pope Francis and King Mohammed VI of Morocco attend a signature ceremony at the Royal Palace in the Moroccan capital Rabat on March 30, 2019, during the pontiff's visit which will see him meet Muslim leaders and migrants ahead of a mass with the minority Catholic community.
Their statement came after US President Donald Trump’s landmark recognition of the disputed city as capital of Israel, sparking anger across the Muslim world, especially from Palestinians who see Jerusalem as the capital of their future state. Catholics are a tiny minority in the country where 99 percent of the population is Muslim. The king is revered across West Africa as “commander of the faithful”.
Some 130,000 people across Rabat watched the first stage of the pope’s visit, which was beamed onto giant screens, officials said. Last month Francis visited the United Arab Emirates, where he met with Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb, the imam of Cairo’s Al-Azhar, Sunni Islam’s prestigious seat of learning. Those who try to “rock the faith of a Muslim or to convert him to another religion” risk a prison term of up to three years.
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