Why did the most prominent Christian religious leader go to the world's largest Islamic country?

Pope Francis, the head of the world's 1.3 billion Catholic Christians, arrived in the Muslim-majority country Indonesia on Tuesday. Where he was warmly welcomed. Pope Francis is on his Asia Pacific tour and this is going to be his longest tour, during this tour, he will visit 4 Asian countries. The 87-year-old Pope has landed in Jakarta, after a day's rest he will meet Indonesia's President Joko Widodo on Wednesday.

Only 3 percent of Indonesia's population is Catholic, while the country's Muslim population is 87 percent. The purpose of the Pope's visit is to promote inter-religious dialogue. After meeting the President, the Pope will address a large crowd at the Jakarta National Football Stadium. The stadium where the Pope is to address has a seating capacity of 80,000 people at a time.

The focus will be on inter-religion dialogue

Indonesia is a Muslim country and has the largest Muslim population in the world. Despite this, Indonesia recognizes religious diversity. People of Hinduism, Buddhism, Protestantism, and Confucianism live freely here. During his visit, the Pope will emphasize promoting inter-religion dialogue.

Pope Francis met representatives of six religions at Jakarta's famous Istiqlal Mosque and signed a joint declaration on humanity. This declaration has been brought to save violence, conflict, and the environment.

Tight security measures in place for Pope

This visit of the Pope is taking place 3 months before his 88th birthday, his health has deteriorated several times in the last few days. Given his health challenges, many special arrangements have been made in Indonesia, 2 nurses and a doctor are traveling with him. Traffic has been diverted from the route of the Pope's convoy and security forces have been deployed at various places.

Pope Francis will visit these 4 countries

Pope Francis is on a 12-day trip to Asia, during which he will visit New Guinea, Singapore, and Timor-Leste after Indonesia. Of all these countries, only Timor-Leste is a predominantly Catholic country. The purpose of this trip of the Pope is not only for Catholics but also to promote dialogue between Islam-Catholicism and other religions at the global level. Let us tell you that the Pope has visited many Muslim countries before this as well.