What exactlly did the POPE say about ISLAM to anger people?

Answer 1

He obviously did his homework on the evil's of the Islamic Religion. Now picture this, I am a born-again-Christian, who is slandered, made fun off, spat on, ridiculed for my faith, yet I will never turn against my Lord Jesus Christ, why? because He is real!

Now if the Muslims get offended by a few words of truth, why don't I get offended when Muslims attack my true and living faith. Simple, I'm not allowed. You can call every Christian organisation under the sun all you want, they won't retaliate, because they trust God to sort out these evildoers in the end.

Mohammed was a false prophet who lived in Arabia in about 570-632. From Mecca. He was the founder of the Muslim faith. He was originally a shepherd and a caravan conductor, After some years of "secret teaching" he openly declared himself the prophet of God, which is of course blasphemy.

More trouble has come from Mohammed and the Muslims, whereas in the Christian Faith, the world was made a better place, as we sent missionaries to help and show people the Word of God. I don't think the words Catholic or Protestant are relavent, Chiristianity is a way of life for everyone and Jesus Christ came to bridge that gap between God and man that whoever believes in Him will have Eternal Life, John 3 v 16.

Answer 2

I have heard some statements on this page by Muslims and Christians, blaming each other for this and for that, well the simple truth is that they each cant point the finger because each faith is know better than other,

I heard a Christian explain that his was the best faith because they had help the poor and had missionaries to far away countries, if he knows the history he will also know that it is fact that the catholic church in the past have murdered men , woman , and children if they didn’t want to practice their faith, over the ages they have been responsible for millions of deaths in the name of god,

Well this is my opinion, your time is coming to an end , because in or modern world people have very little need for stories from the past, I cant believe that an educated person can actually believe all that crap, after all the bible was not written by god, it was written by man , in mans words, and has been changed so much from the original , that it know longer has any credibility,

Stop asking your god for forgiveness, because he does not hear your words, the all-forgiving, all loving god, well that makes me laugh, loving?? Would he have half his children starving in the world? If he was loving? Would he allow innocent people to be killed every day if he was forgiving? I once asked a preacher this question, and he said god moves in mysterious ways, typical answer really, you ask an awkward question and they reel of some nonsense, they are full of contradictions, do not worship false idols?
Well I ve been in churches and chapels and they are full of false idols,

stop fooling yourself, if you live a good life and do good, you can draw your last breath knowing you have been a good person in your life, but don’t think there’s anything waiting on you , the only thing you will ever remember , is the last thing you see, ashes to ashes dust to dust, that’s true , and maybe the only thing that’s is ,

Answer 3

It's all a bit much for this state college graduate, but after reading the text of the Pope's speech I think it boils down to he gave a perhaps poorly-chosen example of an error mankind makes when faith doesn't inform reason.

The example about Islam was part of the run-up to his main point. The Pope was citing a fourteenth-century writer who said, rather bluntly, it is erroneous to think God allows -- even demands -- blood for conversion. God cannot demand something unreasonable because He is the author of reason. Rationality is a gift, and God meant for us to use it to get close to Him. Therefore something unreasonable, like violence, can never properly be used as His tool.

The speech was actually about the meaning of a university. The Pope continued from the blind-faith error example to the modern tendency to keep faith in this part of our minds over here, while the scientific, rational part of our mind thinks about something else over there. We're supposed to use our entire God-given brains all of the time when thinking about anything and everything.

I wonder why the Pope chose this particular example. I'm no scholar, but I think the story of Job could have made his point. In his speech he makes it sound like this dialogue was something he read recently so it was on his mind, but surely at least some of the dozens of people who no doubt read his speech before he gave it would have advised him to rethink that passage.

On the other hand, it's remarkable someone of the Pope's stature is calling a spade a spade, and perhaps it's about time.

Answer 4

I have been through this text several times and fail to find exactly how the Pope himself insulted Islam. He was quoting a text to make a point. One which explains that spreading a faith through the sword is contrary to God. Granted he could have chosen a better example for Christianity is not free from this failure of interpretation either. But, I mean seriously, if you were such a believer in your faith why would you care what people said about it? If you truly believed you lived your life righteously and were going to reap the fruits of your faith, why would outside criticism affect or let alone anger you? And am I the only person sick and tired of the Muslim nation consistently resorting to violence and crying over every open and LOGICAL criticism to their religion? Simple, simple-minded people being herded by sick, perverted so-called "religious" leaders... Sad....

Answer 5

the Pope chose an inappropriate (insensitive) reference for his comments regarding violence and conversion.

I am suprised that the powerhouse of Catholic thought could say such a thing and have to wonder was it a case of misinterpretation or deliberate stance - the reaction to his comments seems to hold a mirror to the umma and sections of the community, through their reaction seem to be intent on proving the essence of the quotation.

Listening to the news broadcasts from various media, they all mention a Christian Emperior from the 14th century. There is only one possible Emperor and (mea culpa) - vernacular! - he was going down! Why is Papa Romanorum using a literary example from a civilisation from whence his legates shook the dust from their shoes centuries before? The dialogue between Byzantine and the Papacy is well documented and should not be used to associate continental scholastic life and the live history flow of another religion - particularly a religion that finds itself (umma-self) under intense scrutiny at this point in time.

Answer 6

I just wanted to answer to PATCH
he said how come muslims get angry when someone says something bad about islam, well us muslims have pride and respect. You christians dont have respect or any thing. All you do is drink and have sex.
almost all what the pope is saying is a lie.Islam is about peace and whom ever say something bad about islam we have to correct those evil saying, so people dont get the wrong Idea of Islam. people thing all mulims are terrorists and love to fight.That is 100% wrong we fight for what we believe in.
One more thing for you christians, If jesus was here and he new you were worshiping him and thinking hes some kind of god or something he will spit at you and brake down every cross in this world. Jesus was a profet before mohammed. The pope nows this is true but he wants christians to follow him and what ever he says.
Now thier is only one god not jesus nor mohammed it is Allah.
In the Quraan it says that Jesus will come down someday and brake all the crosses all over the world, he will be living between the muslims and he will bring justice to the world.
Any one who has a responce to what I have just said please Email me at [e-mail] (6 o's)

Answer 7

ANAS A - that is exactly why Muslims get a bad name. Every word you typed shows no respect for yourself as a Muslim or anyone else. If you want to represent Islam could you not have done it in a more logical, rational way without insult? You cannot say that all Christians do is drink and have sex anymore than Christians could go around claiming all Muslims are terrorists. If you want to represent your religion first learn to respect other religions, seek peace (if Islam is about peace) and harmony and do not generalise! You might find that people will actually listen to what you have to say!

Answer 8

MSNBC News Services
Updated: 6:43 a.m. MT Sept 15, 2006

The following is the full text of the speech given by Benedict XVI's at the University of Regensburg, Germany, on Sept. 12.

Your Eminences, Your Magnificences, Your Excellencies, Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen,

It is a moving experience for me to be back again in the university and to be able once again to give a lecture at this podium. I think back to those years when, after a pleasant period at the Freisinger Hochschule, I began teaching at the University of Bonn. That was in 1959, in the days of the old university made up of ordinary professors. The various chairs had neither assistants nor secretaries, but in recompense there was much direct contact with students and in particular among the professors themselves. We would meet before and after lessons in the rooms of the teaching staff. There was a lively exchange with historians, philosophers, philologists and, naturally, between the two theological faculties. Once a semester there was a dies academicus, when professors from every faculty appeared before the students of the entire university, making possible a genuine experience of universitas - something that you too, Magnificent Rector, just mentioned - the experience, in other words, of the fact that despite our specializations which at times make it difficult to communicate with each other, we made up a whole, working in everything on the basis of a single rationality with its various aspects and sharing responsibility for the right use of reason - this reality became a lived experience. The university was also very proud of its two theological faculties. It was clear that, by inquiring about the reasonableness of faith, they too carried out a work which is necessarily part of the "whole" of the universitas scientiarum, even if not everyone could share the faith which theologians seek to correlate with reason as a whole. This profound sense of coherence within the universe of reason was not troubled, even when it was once reported that a colleague had said there was something odd about our university: it had two faculties devoted to something that did not exist: God. That even in the face of such radical scepticism it is still necessary and reasonable to raise the question of God through the use of reason, and to do so in the context of the tradition of the Christian faith: this, within the university as a whole, was accepted without question.

Answer 9

Is music haram or not? this may be a extensive debatable subject rely that's plenty debated. As i'm not an Islamic scholor, i won't declare that music is haram, or music isn't haram. i visit merely inform you my opinion approximately music. i attempt to stay away from music as much as i will, and that i continually pay attention to nasheeds or quran if I ever get the urge. at circumstances, i won't stay away from music which incorporate once you're in a save and that they are enjoying it, those are the circumstances that one has no administration over. yet then there are circumstances like appropriate now, as quickly as I often i may be enjoying the radio on, I unquestionably have a quran recitation on. besides this may be a extensive subject rely and except you talk with an Islamic scholor or sheik you will not get an instantaneous answer.

Answer 10

He quoted Byzantine emperor Manuel II Paleologus' statements regarding the act of violently converting people to Islam and indicated violence is not a valid method to use in conversion. Some feel his statements paint Islam as a whole as violent. There are also portions of the quotes he repeats that can be considered negative toward Islam.