Do you think the POPES apology to the Islamic World was insufficient!?

Question

When Pope Benedict recently delivered a lecture and managed to find the time and space to take a swipe at Islam, the Prophet Mohammed and effectively every Muslim, he must have expected the kind of reaction that followed across the Muslim world. If he hadn't, then he has either been on another planet these last few years or he shouldn't be in the high position he is.

What makes the Pope's words even more incredible is that he conveniently chose to ignore the reality that whilst the Catholic church was cementing the barbarism of Europe's dark ages for centuries, in which atrocities of unspeakable volumes within its lands and beyond were committed under its very guise and with its blessings, the Muslim world stretching from southern Europe to the far borders of China was busy writing literature, philosophy, art, architecture, medicine, chemistry, physics, biology, algebra and music.

From the above, i can only conclude that this POPE is a corrupt one at best & playing the hate game.

Answer 1

I think the Pope should have stood by his comments. He pussied out.

Answer 2

When Muslims want to talkback about atrocities they go for the Middle Ages. That was 500 to 800 years ago. Sharia is atrocious TODAY. And if the Pope, quoting from the Qur'an, says that Islamic clerics all too often instigate violence, there is abundant knowledge of that. His point? Faith should not be promoted on the Satanic wings of intolerance, violence, and glorifying murderous suicide. Islam's reaction: violence! Stand as accused.

And everybody knows that now Islam got a sweet pretense for more violence. To you b@stards it really doesn't matter how much he apologizes, because it will never be enough. Yours is a pretty hypocritical question.

Answer 3

1.Yes. "We need the pope to admit the big mistake he has committed and then agree on apologizing, because we will not accept others to apologize on his behalf”

2.The statement issued by the Vatican "was not an apology" but a "pretext that the pope was quoting somebody else as saying so and so."

3. A man who organises his own succession to the Papacy with a ruthless purge of potential dissidents and supervises the selection of Cardinals with great care leaves little to chance. .no doubt he knew what he was saying and why.

4. What was the purpose of a quote but to endorse that description? This is evident because he did not question it in any way. Till today he did not retract what he said or say he was sorry he uttered what proved to be explosive words.

Answer 4

The Times, London:

"Rationalists should be roused but Muslims reassured by the pontiff’s words

It seems almost medieval when even a discussion today of Middle Ages theology can provoke a global storm of protest and denunciation. The Pope, however, can hardly have expected that his scholarly lecture on faith and reason to the University of Regensburg would have led to the uproar that has broken out in sections of the Muslim world, to demands for an apology and to comparisons with Hitler and Mussolini. Yet a close reading of the speech shows that if any group was openly criticised or “insulted”, it was Western materialists.
At issue is a single sentence in a lengthy survey of theologians and their understanding of reason: the Pope quoted a discussion between one of the last emperors of Byzantium, the erudite Manuel II Paleologus, and an educated Persian on the subject of Christianity and Islam, and noted the emperor’s “startling brusqueness” in saying: “Show me just what Muhammad brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and in-human, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached.” The Pope did not endorse the sentiment. He made it clear that he was quoting from the historical record. And he went on to compare the Byzantine belief in reason with the Muslim teaching on God’s transcendence.

Yet his quotation has now been wrenched out of context, denounced as “derogatory” and held up as an example of Western Islamophobia. Islamic websites are calling for mass protests. The pontiff has been accused of falling into the trap of “bigots and racists”.

The Vatican insists that no offence was intended but those who are looking for offence will never be easily appeased. Already links are being made with supposed Western hostility to Islam. Like the Danish cartoons, the Pope’s words provide a golden opportunity for Islamist militants to inflame the millions who have no access to his full speech with a distorted interpretation of his words and his intentions. "

I personally believe the Pope was ither naive in what possible reaction there might be, or niave in how much attention are paid to his words in the muslem world, possible both. Or he simple may not have cared if he inadvertently offended people, as he say himself without fault. He has sinse spoke of his regret, but he should have clearly distanced himself from the quote and rebuked it as he used it. His failure to this this at the time is ither niavety, or some obscrue way of trying to show criticisms of Islam without criticising Islam himself, if this was the purpose it obviously failed.

Incidentally, I believe Islam forbids the use of musical instruments.

Answer 5

The Reason why The Muslim Community had seen his apologies as insufficient, is because he didn't back his apology by either denouncing the text was created to justify the author's own position as power, by creating enemies-thus power corrupts.

OR

If he tried to make a point that the text was created by ignorance and that the position of The Catholic Church is to create harmony with all people of religious denomination.

There would've been many ways he would've approached it, but to many, his apology sound more like he was sorry to express his true belief in public.

The Pope never revealed why he said it and no one in the press bothered to report to what kind of crowd he was talking to. I think that would've revealed his intention and point as to why he said it.

Either way, The Pope is a bad politician and a little arrogant.

Answer 6

He apologized, that should have been the end of it.. This is the 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."
Now please explain to me ,how this is wrong. Mohammad was a violent man who tortured those that did not succumb to his religion and look toward him as a prophet and I could go on.. The Muslims,a religion of peace , show their displeasure how.......... By shooting a nun in the back.. What a great bunch a sweeties.. Seems that every time a Muslim gets upset something gets burned or somebody dies don't tell me what a peaceful religion you have.

Answer 7

He wasnt saying that it was his own thoughts, he was quoting someone elses. Havent you ever quoted someone before while giving a speech? I know I have. I think if he personally came out and said Islam is corrupt and inhuman then he owes an apology, but he didnt. He owes no one an apology in my book. But what he did was uncalled for. No man of the cloth should say such pety things, even from a quote. They have a standard to live up to, and he fell short of it.

But, I would like to say this, I dont hate anyone based on their religion. I know a lot of people that will answer this question are, so I just wanted that stated. Every religion is the same religion, just with different names.

Answer 8

Take some time to consider views other than your own. If these comments were directed at Catholics would they respond in the manner of the "religion of peace"?

While your at it look into what the Muslims did to the Christians in north Africa during the Dark Ages.

Answer 9

The pope is playing the hate game you say?
One thing I will say : The way muslim world has reacted to the whole thing is no way to react. Very 6th century of them. They simply proved that the Pope is right!

Answer 10

The Pope was being straightforward, correct, honest and truthful.
He did a good job..
He actually did not go far enough..
Muslims can't take the truth, even if it is quoted from the Koran.

Answer 11

He said it and you really can't take it back. It's like Trying to excuse a dog after he bit you. He Quoted someone and the Muslims went nuts.
But again, that's typical for them to kill whoever and whenever they want but you better not react or they will have another hissy fit.