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Muslim anger grows at Pope speech
« on: September 17, 2006, 11:04:53 PM »
A statement from the Vatican has failed to quell criticism of Pope Benedict XVI from Muslim leaders, after he made a speech about the concept of holy war.
Speaking in Germany, the Pope quoted a 14th Century Christian emperor who said Muhammad had brought the world only "evil and inhuman" things.

Pakistan's parliament passed a resolution on Friday criticising the Pope for making "derogatory" comments.

The Vatican said the Pope had not intended to offend Muslims.

"It is clear that the Holy Father's intention is to cultivate a position of respect and dialogue towards other religions and cultures, and that clearly includes Islam," said chief Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi in a statement.

But in spite of the statement, the pontiff returned to Rome to face a barrage of criticism, reports the BBC's David Willey in Rome.

The head of the Muslim Brotherhood said the Pope's remarks "aroused the anger of the whole Islamic world".

Violence and faith

In his speech at Regensburg University, the German-born Pope explored the historical and philosophical differences between Islam and Christianity, and the relationship between violence and faith.


The remarks do not express correct understanding of Islam

Mohammed Mahdi Akef
Muslim Brotherhood

Stressing that they were not his own words, he quoted Emperor Manual II Paleologos of the Byzantine Empire, the Orthodox Christian empire which had its capital in what is now the Turkish city of Istanbul.

The emperor's words were, he said: "Show me just what Muhammad brought that was new and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached."

Benedict said "I quote" twice to stress the words were not his and added that violence was "incompatible with the nature of God and the nature of the soul".

'Angry and hurt'

Pakistan's parliament passed a resolution demanding that the Pope retract his remarks "in the interest of harmony between religions".

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"The derogatory remarks of the Pope about the philosophy of jihad and Prophet Mohammed have injured sentiments across the Muslim world and pose the danger of spreading acrimony among the religions," the AFP news agency quoted the resolution by the country's national assembly as saying.

In India, which has a sizeable Muslim population, Minority Commission Chairman Hamid Ansari said: "The language used by the Pope sounds like that of his 12th-Century counterpart who ordered the crusades...

"It surprises me because the Vatican has a very comprehensive relationship with the Muslim world."

The remarks prompted fears of unrest in Indian-administered Kashmir, as a result of which two separatist leaders were put under house arrest.

Meanwhile, the "hostile" remarks drew a demand for an apology from a top religious official in Turkey - where the Pope is due in November on his first papal visit to a Muslim country.

Ali Bardakoglu recalled atrocities committed by Roman Catholic Crusaders against Orthodox Christians and Jews, as well as Muslims, in the Middle Ages.

In Egypt, Muslim Brotherhood head Mohammed Mahdi Akef said the Pope's words "do not express correct understanding of Islam and are merely wrong and distorted beliefs being repeated in the West".

In a statement, he was "astonished that such remarks come from someone who sits on top of the Catholic Church which has its influence on the public opinion in the West".

Sheikh Youssef al-Qardawi, a prominent Muslim cleric in Qatar, rejected the Pope's comments, in remarks reported by Reuters.

"Muslims have the right to be angry and hurt by these comments from the highest cleric in Christianity," Mr Qardawi reportedly said.

"We ask the Pope to apologise to the Muslim nation for insulting its religion, its Prophet and its beliefs."

The 57-nation Organisation of the Islamic Conference also said it regretted the Pope's remarks.
 

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Re: Muslim anger grows at Pope speech
« Reply #1 on: September 17, 2006, 11:12:44 PM »
It's too bad people actually give a shit what this crusty ass senile nigga has to say.
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Re: Muslim anger grows at Pope speech
« Reply #2 on: September 18, 2006, 05:11:13 AM »
I think he made an apology, thought I saw him blabbering on tv.....
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Re: Muslim anger grows at Pope speech
« Reply #3 on: September 18, 2006, 09:16:17 AM »
the pope is shook

i know your kind i know your type, ya quik ta back down
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Re: Muslim anger grows at Pope speech
« Reply #4 on: September 18, 2006, 10:12:25 AM »
I think he made an apology, thought I saw him blabbering on tv.....

i think he stopped short of that.
from what i read, he said he regretted making those statements but didn't make an offical apology.
      
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Re: Muslim anger grows at Pope speech
« Reply #5 on: September 18, 2006, 10:43:55 AM »
praise allah!!! a nun was killed!!! assamilakem!!!!

 

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Re: Muslim anger grows at Pope speech
« Reply #6 on: September 18, 2006, 10:54:15 AM »
Killing nuns over this shit is faggotism to the fullest. I hope it was a coincidence.
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Re: Muslim anger grows at Pope speech
« Reply #8 on: September 18, 2006, 12:34:31 PM »
Killing nuns over this shit is faggotism to the fullest. I hope it was a coincidence.

you damn well it wasnt.

it was somalians.

as a muslim, we are not liable for the actions of somalians. a barbaric race they is.
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Re: Muslim anger grows at Pope speech
« Reply #9 on: September 18, 2006, 12:48:34 PM »
Killing nuns over this shit is faggotism to the fullest. I hope it was a coincidence.

you damn well it wasnt.

it was somalians.

as a muslim, we are not liable for the actions of somalians. a barbaric race they is.
like conan..  i didn't know somalians did that
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Re: Muslim anger grows at Pope speech
« Reply #10 on: September 18, 2006, 02:40:39 PM »
The guy killed a nun to defend his religion? He better hope there isn't a God because I can only imagine what the big guy has in store for this fuck. Maybe he'll be re-incarnated as a Muslim woman married to man like himself.


 

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« Reply #11 on: September 18, 2006, 02:46:23 PM »
ya know something...i never heard a religion that supports violence..because isn't religion suppose to be about changing..and becoming a good person type of thing?
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« Reply #12 on: September 18, 2006, 07:17:15 PM »
ya know something...i never heard a religion that supports violence..because isn't religion suppose to be about changing..and becoming a good person type of thing?
Unfortunately, fake ass people wanna flip the script to their own advantage.

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