The Pope said something jerk statement. Is The Pope never study of History of Islam ?

Question

He is a part of America Conspiracy for againts Islam. So the war of civilation can be happened.

Answer 1

Have you actually read what the Pope said?

Here is a link: http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/speeches/2006/september/documents/hf_ben-xvi_spe_20060912_university-regensburg_en.html

With love in Christ.

Answer 2

The Pope is not American nor does he have anything to do with America other than the fact that SOME Americans practice the Roman Catholic faith. This can be said of Canada, Mexico, and nearly all of Europe. I'm not sure why anything the Pope says would be tied only to America. The current Pope came from Germany and the Vatican is in Rome, Itally. The Pope does not come from or live in America.

I would also add that the statement in question was not the current pope's own words, but a quote from 14th-century Byzantine emperor Manuel II Paleologus. The quote may have been in poor taste, but it is inaccurate to credit this Pope with the statement of a 14th-century emperor. The context of the quote is more important and the Vatican has stated over and over that he meant no insult and that the context of his speech called for communication between religeons.

Answer 3

Pope Benedict XVI is a learned man fully knowledgeable of history and certainly is well acquainted with the history of Islam, such that it is. His speech was not spontaneous. He quoted a very obscure text. It must have been most difficult to find. The war of civilization, as you call it, did not start with the pope's statement.

An American conspiracy? I think not. Americans are not the ones hiding in caves and plotting a global war or global government. So little value does a life have to spend it in hatred and indignation then end it in a brief burst? A man's legacy is how he lived, not the moment of his death. God will judge the soul of each man and his beliefs, how he conducted his life and what was in his heart.

Answer 4

Reading the question (which gives for granted the Pope is wrong) and the relating answers i can surely say very few really understood the whole meaning of the speech the Pope gave, whose essence can be summarized as follows.

1) An invitation to ISLAM to dialogue
2) An Invitation to Catholics to get back to the original values of catholic church, seen as a way to strenghten and reinforce the beliefs of catholics
3) A lesson of life showing that violence must not match with religion.

What Muslims claim is an insult of the Pope is simply an extract from a medieval text in which an emperor speaking with a muslim told him that "Islam had not brought anything new in the world but negative things for non muslims". The talk was set within a much wider talk relating to the topic of religions and conversion obtained making recourse to the force rather than to the simple will of believers.

Also, the Pope already explained and justified his position on this topic yet muslims already killed a nun in Somalia, they are burning images of the Pope, and last but not least Al Jazeera is broadcasting continuously sarcastic images of the two last Popes, something which would be enough to send immigrate muslims back to their homes, given that they threatened bombs and homicides for just a few funny images of Allah and Mohammed.

Just one favour please, we enjoy a nice freedom of speech, which i respect. Nonetheless it's a fact that many in here speak just to expell some air from their mouth, rather than getting duly documented before speaking about sensitive topics.

Answer 5

Appears some people take what they want from a conversation.. in case you didn't know... what the pope said was quoted from an historical figure. If he didn't have knowledge of history, how would be be able to quote someone from 500 years ago? Wise up and learn to think!! Get some knowledge before making statements and responses, as are evident here.

Answer 6

If there is any conspiracy it is Islam's conspiracy against the USA and any other country that is primarily Christian. We all know that Islam teaches that we must all convert to Islam or we must be killed. Do not try to tell me that Islam is a religion of peace! That is a lie and I will not fall for it. It will be praise the Lord and pass the ammunition before I would ever consider losing my faith for that fake God, Allah.

Answer 7

The Pope has no reason to apologize, he quoted a 14th century emperor and it was taken out of context. I know of no other religion in recent history that has been as militant, radical, and terroristic as the Islamic radicals. Almost all terrorist acts have been in the name of Islam, all beheadings, suicide bombing, and torture has been in the name of Islam. The rest of the world should demand an apology from the Islamic clerics, and a pledge for them to stop the senseless violence done by these so called true believers.

The following was provided by another member in response to a similar question, it seems to reinforce the propensity toward violence.

Ishaq:544 “Muhammad commanded the people to prepare for the foray [raid, incursion, sortie, attack, or assault]. The Messenger informed his troops that he was going to Mecca. He ordered them to prepare themselves and ready their equipment quickly. He said, ‘O Allah, keep spies and news from the Quraysh until we take them by surprise in their land.'” Fundamental Islamic organizations like Hamas, Hezbollah, Islamic Jihad, and al-Qaeda offer the same prayer today.

Ishaq:544 “Hassan incited the men, reciting: ‘This is the time for war. Don't feel safe from us. Our swords will open the door to death.'” And so it would be forevermore.

Qur'an 9.5 “When the sacred forbidden months for fighting are past, fight and kill the disbelievers wherever you find them, take them captive, beleaguer them, and lie in wait and ambush them using every stratagem of war.”

Answer 8

Do you really know what he said? I guess the part that really makes you mad is that he said that whatever Muhammed added to the scriptures is what is evil. But wait, didn't Muhammed just write what God told him to write? So, then, if Muhammed added something that God didn't tell him to write, then it would be evil, don't you think?

Personally, I think Muhammed took a bit of creative license for his own benefit. I say this not to offend you, but to just state what I observe as a likely fact. If you prefer Islam, what is superior in the teachings of Islam to Judaism or Christianity? Of those differences (if you know enough about C or J) which would likely have benefitted Muhammed, if his goal was to be a strictly to be a ruler? It seems glaringly obvious that he convinced many people to fight for him, and even promised them a free ticket to heaven if they die for his beliefs/Islam.

Answer 9

Just as you accuse the pope of not knowing of what he is talking about, you do not know what the pope was talking about. If you would kindly refer to the text of his speech (posted by the Vatican), you will see that he was using statements like this as an approach we shouldn't take. His argument was against hatred, violence, and arguments in the name of religion.
Before people get all upset, perhaps they should actually take some time to understand what it is they think upset them!

Answer 10

There is no conspirancy against Islam. The Pope is still a human being and makes mistakes. He is trying to right his wrong, but yes it was a big whoops.

Answer 11

i think it's important to know all the facts before you jump to conclusions. the pope gave a long talk at a university about how religion and violence are not compatible. in the middle of that talk he quoted one reference in support of his point, and that one sentence has been taken out of the context and used to inflame peoples' anger. people should not just jump up in anger because of something they hear or see out of context.
grow up!
and the pope is very upset that people are taking this out of context and misusing it. do some research. ok?