[WVKayaker]

I just did a quick search online and the quote is found at such sites as Washington Post and others. Here is a one source for it!

I searched with the following: Pope Francis was quoted telling the Vatican's guests that the Koran, and the spiritual teachings contained therein, are just as valid as the Holy Bible.

http://catholicendtimetruths.com/shocking-news-pope-francis-says-koran-and-holy-bible-are-the-same/30/01/2015

And another...

http://www.turkishnews.com/content/2015/07/23/pope-francis-koran-and-holy-bible-are-the-same/

[Jim Robinson]

When and where did the Pope actually say them? Especially the merger “quote.”