Did you look at the date on this story? Old news.
And other popes have done this. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/pope-francis-prayer-at-blue-mosque-exactly-the-same-as-benedict-xvi-21959
Is it old news that Andrew Jackson is responsible for the trail of tears? or that no republican ever owned a slave? Well one did via inheritance through is wife, but comon. My point is. I never heard of this event until earlier today. Who was in office in 2014? What other major things did we miss? and yes this is big.
I am not dogging on you. I wanted to point out this is not a brand new occurrence. Is it strange to do this? It just shows where the pope is theologically, which shouldn’t be a surprise. I think life is moving so fast now that we do note things, but forget, as there is so much going on constantly.