What did the Pope say about Islam?

Answer 1

The Pope's speech quoted from a book recounting a conversation between 14th century Byzantine Christian Emperor Manuel Paleologos II and an educated Persian on the truths of Christianity and Islam.
"The emperor comes to speak about the issue of jihad, holy war," the Pope said.
"He said, I quote, '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'."
Benedict described the phrases on Islam as "brusque", while neither explicitly agreeing with nor repudiating them.

Answer 2

Accusations like the Pope is insulting the Prophet Mohammed and declaring him as evil and inhuman are based on one passage of his speech. In this passage he quotes Byzantine emperor Manuel II Paleologus from a dialogue with a Persian on the subject of Christianity and Islam in 1391. He refers to the quotation as a “forcefully expression” with “startling brusqueness”: “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”. Later the emperor “goes on to explain in detail the reasons why spreading the faith through violence is something unreasonable.

Answer 3

He quoted a 14th century anti-Islamic text by a Christian emperor.
By doing so, he showed that he is following a particular path - that idea of empero.
Pope made a big mistake by doing so. The relation between Islam and Christianity is complicated but he made it more complicated - and it will have very negative result.

Answer 4

He quoted the erudite Byzantine Emperor Manuel II Paleologus .He said:"Show me just what Muhammad 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."

Answer 5

Radical Muslims live in the past and don't see the present or the future as having any thing to do with them . They still are fighting the wars with the Christians
Like the Jew's their religion is their culture and their lives .
They can criticize other countrys religions and people , but don't defend your self or your country . In their eyes they hate you .

Answer 6

The derogatory feedback of the Pope with reference to the philosophy of jihad and Prophet Mohammed have injured sentiments around the Muslim international and pose the potential of spreading acrimony between the religions The feedback do no longer educate magnificent understand-how of Islam and are in basic words incorrect and distorted beliefs being repeated interior the West. i'm truly astonished that such feedback come from someone who sits on precise of the Catholic church which has its result on the numerous circumstances used public opinion interior the West Muslims have the superb to be indignant and damage by ability of those comments from the optimal cleric in Christianity

Answer 7

he quoted a 14 century text that refered to a conversation between a christian and a muslim.

the christian said . . regarding jihad . . everything new that islam brings is evil and inhuman, such as the idea of spreading islam by the sword.

Answer 8

Whatever he said he was right on the money.
I am glad to see a leader with balls for a change.

Answer 9

he quoted an early writing about Muhammad.

Answer 10

I don't know.