By Philip Pullella ULAANBAATAR (Reuters) - Calling himself one of the
STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOSULAANBAATAR - Calling himself one of the"humble heirs" of ancient schools of wisdom and quoting the Buddha, Pope Francis on Sunday urged all religions to live in harmony and shun ideological fundamentalism that foments violence.
Mongolia borders with China and the pope has also used trip to send an apparent message to Beijing, which had difficult relations with the Vatican, that governments have nothing to fear from the Catholic Church because it has no political agenda. "Brothers and sisters, today we are meeting together as the humble heirs of ancient schools of wisdom. In our encounter with one another, we want to share the great treasure we have received, for the sake of enriching a humanity so often led astray on its journey by the myopic pursuit of profit andFrancis quoted from a writings of the Buddha that says"the wise man rejoices in giving", noting it was similar to Jesus' saying"It is more blessed to give than to receive".
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