I read it. I listened to it. I disected it. I don't understand the problem. He NEVER said that he agreed with it, in fact he said that the words were someone elses, and his whole point was to say that violence should not have a place in religion and that god does not love violence. I guess I just don't understand. Perhaps he should have bent over backwards, but, he said specifically that he was quoting someone else, and gave the reasons why. People then took snippents out of what he said, soundbites, and made it sound like HE was saying those things about islam.
Before you judge me as some kind of Christian apologist, I will tell you that I am an athiest, and I disagree with MOST of what they have to say. I just think on this particular issue, using a quote from someone else in a speech does NOT make the words your own. We can debate all day long about what WE as individuals think of islam, but I DOUVR very seriously that the POPE had inteded to insite the muslim people.
2006-09-16
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