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Pope "angry and disgusted" over burning of Quran in Sweden

"I feel angry and disgusted at these actions," Pope Francis said in an interview in the United Arab Emirates' Arabic language daily "Al Ittihad", published on July 3. "Any book considered sacred by its authors must be respected out of respect for its believers, and freedom of expression must never be used as an excuse to despise others, and to allow this, must be rejected and condemned," he said.