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Question

The Pope on Sunday apologised in person for causing offence in the speech.


"I am deeply sorry for the reactions in some countries to a few passages of my address at the University of Regensburg, which were considered offensive to the sensibility of Muslims," he told pilgrims.


Pope Benedict XVI
I hope this serves to appease hearts and to clarify the true meaning of my address
Pope Benedict XVI

Text of Pope's apology
Excerpts from original speech
"These in fact were a quotation from a medieval text, which do not in any way express my personal thought.
"I hope this serves to appease hearts and to clarify the true meaning of my address, which in its totality was and is an invitation to frank and sincere dialogue, with mutual respect."

my comments, Muslims deserved the Apology , No leader should post such comments about other religion, even if he was just quoting some 400 years old text,he was intolerate and very disrespectful towards the muslim.

Answer 1

He is supposed to be highly intelligent, a scholar! I think he knew exactly what he was saying..I cannot for the life of me figure out why he would push that button at this time...maybe he knows something we don't. The Vatican archives are vast and hold many secretes. I miss the wisdom of Pope John Paul. The only Pope in history to pray in a Mosque, and Jewish Temple. This Pope has made me uneasy from the beginning of his Regine. Another thought, it's been said, that he'll be the last Pope to hold office. His comments, chime right in there with the 'end times' theory.

Answer 2

I am truly sorry, that I was born on this earth at this time era. During my parents years, a comment from a high priest that was reciting an old testimony would not even be thought of as such an offense to start burning churches, shooting a nun. There is a severe mental illness going on in this country, that the words coming from somebody's mouth is causing an abruption of terror. I have many muslim friends and believed that they have a great religion and strong faith system that should be protected. However, I totally dispute the fact that they have to turn around and start using violence because their "feelings" are offended. My feelings are offended when we lost our NY towers and three thousand people, I can no longer visit NYC, and see the sky
scrapers - I have to see ground 0. Did the Catholics cause this???? Why are we so concerned by worrying how the feelings are hurt of others, its just feelings, not there bodies getting bombed! Is there is something called freedom of speech, at least in this country it is. How about Madonna hanging on the cross??? This offended me - and others, but nobody is doing harm to her?? are they?? of course not. Think about where your sanity is going when you protect an ideology that believes in car bombings, suicide, church fires, airplane terrorist. If you don't care, think about having a car bomb in front of your own home or an airplane crashing into your apartment building, or going to your sunday church and seeing that it was burned down??? Hasn't anyone said something stupid, did anyone physically hurt you for it?? I don't think so, or else they be in jail.
The Pope needs to give an apology and as humans beings and not ruthless animals, we need to forgive him without resorting to violent attacks. Let's try and be human!

Answer 3

Where is the Muslim apology for attempting to burn churches? Where is the Muslim apology for shooting a nun in the back. I honestly do not believe that people that act like this deserves an apology or anything else for that matter. Actions speaks louder than words and they spoke volumes with their protests. The Pope should never have apologized for speaking the honest truth.

Answer 4

Read this article and judge for yourself

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Al Qaeda militants in Iraq vowed war on "worshippers of the cross" and protesters burned a papal effigy on Monday over Pope Benedict's comments on Islam, while Western churchmen and statesmen tried to calm passions.

The statement by an umbrella group led by Iraq's branch of al Qaeda came after the Pontiff said on Sunday he was deeply sorry Muslims had been offended by his use of a medieval quotation on Islam and holy war.

"We tell the worshipper of the cross (the Pope) that you and the West will be defeated, as is the case in Iraq, Afghanistan, Chechnya," said a Web statement by the Mujahideen Shura Council.

"We shall break the cross and spill the wine ... God will (help) Muslims to conquer Rome ... (May) God enable us to slit their throats, and make their money and descendants the bounty of the mujahideen," said the statement, posted on Sunday on an Internet site often used by al Qaeda and other militant groups.

Answer 5

What exactly should he apologize for? In his speech he neither praises nor criticizes Islam. As part of a theological and philosophical lecture on the relation of faith and reason he quotes from Emperor Paleologos.

There was nothing intentionally malicious in his remarks. There was nothing disrespectful in them. There was no falsehood spoken.

Nevertheless, radical Islam is no different today, with respect to the relation of faith and reason in jihad, than it was in Paleologos's time. The violent protests prove that.

The message the Pope conveyed at Regensbur last week is that all religious people should examine how their faith and reason inter-relate. Is it reasonable that we should be tolerant of others' views? You bet! Is it reasonable that people should burn Synagogues when their mad at a Christian? Not in the least!

Answer 6

I, too, am sorry for the reactions in some places to a scholarly discussion of the interplay between faith and reason. I guess it's obvious that some people don't know how to reason! "If you even say that anybody has ever said that muslims have ever used violence, I'll kill people!" That's logic.
For the record, some people in every religion have used violence, but members of most religions don't deny it and don't perpetrate violence against those who mention it.

Answer 7

Yes, but he didn't apologize. He made excuses for why he included that passage in his speech and said that he was sorry that they found his words offensive. That's not the same thing as saying that he was sorry that he said it or admitting that he did anything wrong. There was no excuse for including that passage in his speech, especially without making any effort to explain, in the original speech, why it was there. Muslims still deserve an apology.

Answer 8

..okay Now perhaps, we can all move forward. Including Muslims. Apparently the Pope now realizes that his "quote," however innocent he thought it was, brought about violence and anger at a time when such emotions really need to be kept in check.
Yes he had a right to say whatever he wanted.

Except you don't cry "fire" before a crowded, volatile audience, whether they are physically within the theater, or are waiting in the wings outside.

Answer 9

Have you actually read what the Pope said?

Here is a link to the English translation of the Pope's controversial speech: 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 10

what was he trying to convey in regensburg? don't you usually quote others who have gone before you, to get a point across, so if it is not his thoughts he is expressing, why quote the guy in the first place