Pope Francis, in an ongoing pursuit of inter-faith cooperation, stated that those people who did not identify with any religion could still ally with the church to build peace and protect the environment. He said that both atheists and believers can "defend the dignity of man, in the building of a peaceful coexistence between peoples and in the careful protection of creation."
He also reached out to Jews, saying that the Jewish and Catholic traditions hold a spiritual bond.
Pope Francis has also met with the leader of the Eastern Orthodox tradition, Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, who was the first Eastern leader to attend the inauguration of a Pope (Francis) in 900 years.
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