Pope to visit Indonesia’s iconic mosque, hold interfaith meeting as country faces rising intolerance

(27 Aug 2024)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Jakarta – 9 Aug 2024
1. Tilt down from the dome to people praying
2. Various shots of people praying

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Jakarta – 14 Aug 2024
3. SOUNDBITE (Indonesian) Nasaruddin Umar, Grand Imam:
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"We will indeed use the pope’s arrival to discuss common ground between religious communities. Because the emphasis on the aspect of common ground between one religion and another, one belief and another belief, one ethnicity and another ethnicity is very important in a society that is increasingly plural and has more and more challenges. So we need the same perspective on living life together on God’s earth under God’s sky."

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Jakarta – 22 Aug 2024
4. Various of pope posters

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Jakarta – 9 Aug 2024
5. Pan right from the mosque to Jakarta cathedral

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Jakarta – 21 Aug 2024
6. Tilt down of the cathedral

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Jakarta – 8 Aug 2024
7. Various shots of Catholics praying in church
8. Set up shot of priest, Thomas Ulun Ismoyo
9. SOUNDBITE (Indonesian) Thomas Ulun Ismoyo, Catholic priest/spokesperson of organizer for the pope visit:
"We hope, and I believe, that this will lead to something good, a better world, a better economy, better social justice and increasingly upheld humanity. So in this fraternal visit of Pope Francis, let us as leaders of the people join hands to make this world a better place for all."

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Jakarta – Aug 21, 2024
10. Tilt down from mosque to people taking photos in front of mosque
11. SOUNDBITE (Indonesian) Zahra Alifia Masdar, College student:
"We can be more embracing towards each other, more tolerant and better able to live side by side, not always clashing, and being able to respect other religions."

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Jakarta – 22 Aug 2024
12. Catholics praying in front of Virgin Mary statue
13. Statue of Virgin Mary
14. Tilt down of man praying
STORYLINE:
Pope Francis will visit Indonesia’s iconic Istiqlal mosque where he will hold an interfaith meeting with representatives of the country’s six officially recognized religions as the populous Southeast Asian nation faces growing challenges to its tolerant image.

The 87-year-old head of the Catholic Church, who has suffered a slew of health problems and has become increasingly reliant on a wheelchair, has a rigorous schedule during his four-nation Asian visit.

He will start his trip in Jakarta on Sept. 3, where he will meet Indonesian President Joko Widodo.

In Istiqlal mosque, the Argentine Jesuit, known for promoting religious dialogue, will meet delegates of Islam, Buddhism, Confucianism, Hinduism, Catholicism and Protestantism.

Indonesia’s constitution recognizes the latter two as separate religions.

About 87% of the country’s 280 million people are Muslim, however, it has the third-largest Christian population in Asia after the Philippines and China.

Only 2.9% of the total population is Catholic.

The mosque of Istiqlal, which means independence in Arabic, is the largest in Southeast Asia, covering over 22 acres (9 hectares).

Its name is a constant reminder of the country’s fight against Dutch colonialists who ruled it for nearly 350 years.

Across from the mosque lies the Roman Catholic neo-Gothic Our Lady of The Assumption Cathedral in Jakarta.

The mosque and cathedral are linked by an underpass known as the “Tunnel of Friendship,” about 28 meters (91 feet) in length, designed to symbolize religious tolerance.

The pope is expected to walk through the tunnel.

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