2006-09-18 02:37:37 · 12 answers · asked by senthil r 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Ofcourse as a Muslim i accept the apologies of the Pope. I have no idea what he was aiming at with his comments but i believe he's sorry. It really isn't that important to me anyway and i'm very enraged at how some of my fellow Muslims have reacted overseas. Although i tend to think that these people aren't really Muslim at all. But crucially, i haven't heard the whole speech so i don't know if the comments were taken out of context or not. And as in the Qur'an God says that we were given eyes, ears and a brain and we should not believe anything we hear unless we verify it ourselves, i'm not about to go and get my back up about it. I'm also not interested in becoming his passe and proving that Muslims are violent because, in our religion we shouldn't be.
2006-09-18 02:44:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Non-Christian opinion: As a leader of one of the largest religious groups, the pope has an obligation to serve as a role model. He made a serious error in disrespecting Islam by using Islamic violence as an example rather than past Christian violence (Crusades/Inquisition, etc.). He could have used past Christian violence to demonstrate the "evolution" of religion.
His apology is a first step, but he actually doesn't say he was wrong to have said it. He only says he's sorry that Muslims were offended. I think he should make his point about violence by using his own people as an example.
The controversial quote from his speech:
""Show me just what Mohammed 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". The emperor, after having expressed himself so forcefully, goes on to explain in detail the reasons why spreading the faith through violence is something unreasonable."
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2006-09-18 02:42:29 · answer #2 · answered by Hatikvah 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There was no reason to apologize. He was quoting something that someone else said. And that someone else was RIGHT. Muslims, the dopes that they are, proved his point when they went out and declared that:
"We tell the worshipper of the cross 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.
Sooo...don't spread their "religion" by war, huh? Give me a break. That's the only reason people ARE muslims - they're afraid they'll be killed if they're not. Muslims are nothing but people possessed by the devil.
2006-09-18 03:02:37 · answer #3 · answered by zeebus 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tough cR@p if they don't...
The key issue at stake in the battle over what the said is this: Will the West stand up for its customs and mores, including freedom of speech, or will Muslims impose their way of life on the West? Ultimately, there is no compromise: Westerners will either retain their civilization, including the right to insult and blaspheme, or not.
More specifically, will Westerners accede to a double standard by which Muslims are free to insult Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism, and Buddhism, while Muhammad, Islam, and Muslims enjoy immunity from insults? Muslims routinely publish cartoons far more offensive than the Danish ones. Muslims routinely show agression to those they find offensive, Muslims routinely show open support for Islamo-facists terrorists, Muslims routinely re-arrange history all the way back to the crusades ( just look at allam's posting above mine) so they can play the victim card...Are they entitled to dish it out while being insulated from similar indignities?
The deeper issue here, however, is not Muslim hypocrisy but Islamic supremacism. What we need to ask ourselves non-Muslims, is should we submit to their taboos for fear of violent reprisal??
2006-09-18 02:41:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
He quoted some old pope from when the church was killing people for christ. Why should he apologize? Even if he said it personally, whats wrong with him stating his opinion? To much butt kissing of religion in the world today. Religion is the cause of to much violence. Christian, Muslim, does not matter, they are trouble makers, and strive for mind control.
2006-09-18 02:40:25 · answer #5 · answered by Arcturus R 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
No because the Pope is just making things worse.
2006-09-18 02:54:56 · answer #6 · answered by baddrose268 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a non-christian atheist, I view the pope as inciting violence from Muslims , and otherwise being a very silly man, to live in splendor while people starve and die of preventable causes. Greed is no good trait for a leader of hundreds of thousands. Really, his comments were idiotic.
2006-09-18 02:44:05 · answer #7 · answered by reverenceofme 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Dan, The e book of Acts and Epistle to the Galatians information that the 1st Christian community grew to become into based in Jerusalem and its leaders secure James, Peter and John. Matthew sixteen:18 costs Jesus - "and that i say additionally unto you, which you're Peter, and upon this rock i will build my church; and the gates of hades shall no longer be triumphant against it." Jesus promised to construct His church, with Peter by way of fact the top of His church, and mentioned it heavily isn't destroyed. i think him. the comprehensive line of succeeding heads of the church Jesus created may well be traced to the well-known. the present head of this church Jesus outfitted is Pope Benedict XVI.
2016-10-01 02:41:28 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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.
2006-09-18 08:19:48 · answer #9 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My 2 cents: The pope was quoted out of context. Everything snowballed from there.
2006-09-18 02:42:37 · answer #10 · answered by sail191912 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋