REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- PBNU Director of the Human Resources Research and Development Institute (LAKPESDAM) Najih Arromadloni considers Pope Francis' visit to Indonesia a firm counteraction to radicalism and extremism.
“To be a real rebuttal to the narratives of extremism that try to divide the unity of the nation,” Gus Najih, his relative, said in remarks received in Jakarta on Thursday.
The presence of the supreme leader of Catholics in the homeland is seen as a concrete step in strengthening brotherhood and harmony between religious people, especially Islam and Catholicism.
Gus Najih stressed that this visit is not just a symbol, but should be understood as a momentum of reconciliation amid the challenges of extremism that once fueled religious-based conflicts in Indonesia.