Obama Quotes Islam in the Same Sentence He Cites The Bible, Torah

“The Torah says ‘Love thy neighbor as yourself.’ In Islam, there is a Hadith that states, ‘None of you truly believes until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself.’ The Holy Bible tells us to ‘Put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.’ Put on love.

Whatever our beliefs, whatever our traditions, we must seek to be instruments of peace, and bringing light where there is darkness, and sowing love where there is hatred. And this is the loving message of His Holiness, Pope Francis. And like so many people around the world, I’ve been touched by his call to relieve suffering, and to show justice and mercy and compassion to the most vulnerable; to walk with The Lord and ask, ‘Who am I to judge?’ He challenges us to press on in what he calls our ‘march of living hope.’

And like millions of Americans, I am very much looking forward to welcoming Pope Francis to the United States later this year.” (Applause)