The Pope's presence and gestures go hand in hand with his verbal message. But his physical presence in Kenya, Uganda and the Central African Republic during his visit to Africa which begins tomorrow and ends Monday, is far more important than the words he will pronounce.
The first stop is in the country where some of the bloodiest jihadist attacks of recent years were carried out by Al-Shabab, the radical wing of the now-defunct Union of Islamic Court: at Westgate Mall in September 2013 (71 died and 175 were injured), at Garissa University College last April (148 died and 79 were injured) and in Mandera last July (14 died and 11 were injured).
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