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Though he did not mention any specific countries, the Pope at a meeting with Indonesia's President Joko Widodo spoke of violent conflicts linked to religious intolerance and the desire to let \"one's own partial historical narrative prevail at all costs, even when this leads to endless suffering for entire communities and results in wars and much bloodshed.\"

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\"The Catholic Church desires to increase interreligious dialogue,\" Francis said.

\"This is indispensable for meeting common challenges, including that of countering extremism and intolerance, which through the distortion of religion attempt to impose their views by using deception and violence,\" he said.

The Pope, who is traveling on the longest trip of papacy, landed in Jakarta on Tuesday. He's traveling under the motto \"Faith, fraternity, compassion.\"

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