What are your thoughts on the Pope offending the Muslim people and the Muslim reaction towards what the Pope said? Just curious. Serious answers only please.
2006-09-20 13:27:14 · 18 answers · asked by acgsk 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I feel that the Muslim overreact to anything when it comes to religion, actually Muslims overreact to almost everything. You have to remember they don't have prime time programming over there. So all they get to do is make effigies and gather to burn them.
Do you remember the months of violent protests after the cartoons published in some European newspapers?
I fear the world is trending toward a third world conflict. The Muslim world is itching for a fight with the west, Christians, infidels, Jews, etc. There already is a Jihad proclaimed against worshipers of the cross.
People in the west should protest the protests. Can't we burn some flags and some effigies, blast some guns into the air? Do you know why we don't? BECAUSE WE'RE SANE!
I loved the Pope's apology. Classic!
2006-09-20 13:40:15 · answer #1 · answered by Kit 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
"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."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/5346480.stm
I think he's right. Too bad he was only bold enough (or tactful enough?) to quote Emperor Manual II Paleologos of Byzantine and not speak his own opinions. Too bad he doesn't actually agree with the quote he made because I think it is accurate.
"Turkey's top religious official asked for an apology for the "hostile" words."
Hostile. Uh huh. At least he wasn't using a Powerpoint presentation with cartoon diagrams *shudder* then we'd see real bedlam...
And a Turkish lawmaker has compared the Pope to Hitler for his comments.
How bitterly ironic considering it is Hezbollah and Iran who are the ones actually trying to exterminate the Jews.
And also I've seen it on CNN, and all over the place - why won't the Pope apologize personally? Why did he use that particular quote? How could he be so insensitive? I didn't like the wording of that apology...
Yet no call for apologies for the Muslim church bombings, murder, riots, and death threats in reaction to the one line quote in his speech.
Why is that? Because you can reason with the Pope. You can't reason with violent Islamic terrorists. Which was exactly the point of the Pope's speech.
This insanity of blaming the Pope for Islam's reaction and equating his remarks as a throwback to the crusades may be preoccupying Americans, but don't think it is distracting Islamic terrorists one bit.
So what's the answer? The Muslims are quick to clarify their position:
"Citing the words of the Prophet Muhammad, Muslim religious leaders in the Gaza Strip on Sunday warned Pope Benedict XVI that he must "accept" Islam if he wanted to live in peace."
JP
Of course.
http://answering-islam.org/
2006-09-20 13:31:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pope are saying the Internal speech that He quote from the last emperor. He is not suppose to say sorry because He is the leader of Catholic religion but He say sorry anyway. Why Muslim got so angry, do they think this is some excuse to start violent.
I grow up from Indonesia, so I know what is Islam. I also know a lot of Islam leader give the speech in mosque that attach other religion. Do you ever see movie South Park, it is every night at channel 9, sometime the movie just insult Pope and Jesus Christ. Do you hear any thing from their believer to thread the channel 9 or try to shut down the program or ask for the apology. Because other than Islam, they don't teach violent, hate, revenge.
We cannot do violent to protect our religion like Islam do, We cannot burn down other religion place like Islam do, We cannot threat or Kill people in the name of religion because we have law but Islam can do that. So please stop pointing of the Pope. We never hate your religion. So please stop hating us which you cannot because according to your Al Quran
2006-09-20 13:43:46 · answer #3 · answered by OpenMinded 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In full context, the Pope's discourse was one of seeking reason over violence. His audience was a group of intellectuals and theology students, all of whom are very bright and highly educated. As a result, the speech is difficult to understand and rather theoretical. It is clear that the Pope did not mean to offend anyone, and I think he is still confused by the anger. Before he made the offending quote, he noted, TWICE, that it is a quote. In other words, he wanted to make sure his audience realized that what followed were not his words. Pope Benedict is very bright, and therefore, the reality of the street is sometimes lost on him, as I think it was in this instance.
2006-09-20 13:34:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Pope offended no one.
Muslims are so guilty of evil, they fly off the handle any time their evil is pointed out. They (Muslims) are and have demonstrated the truth of the historical report. What fools.
2006-09-20 13:43:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Pope didn't offend anyone. He repeated the Truth.
Muslims can't handle Truth without killing people. Is this the Pope's fault?
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2006-09-20 13:35:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The † Pope † didnt offend the muslims, all he was talking about was the war, and the terrorist acts that were happening.NOBODY said it was muslims, but considering themselves offended, is a pure proof that they are the cause of terror.
2006-09-20 13:33:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-16 01:33:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think he told the truth in his speech. Then he became a hypocrite and did the fastest job of backpedaling I've seen in all of my 53 years. Shame on him for his apology. Christ told us we would be persecuted for His Name. The top dog of the Catholic church should be setting a better example for the faithful. [I was raised Catholic. I am a Christian, but no longer a Catholic.]
2006-09-20 14:34:10 · answer #9 · answered by celticwoman777 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he spoke the truth by quoting from the past i believe he was looking to start some type of communication. unfortunately the radicals just showed that the past is not over and they will continue their murderous ways. i think, coming from the head of the Rcc it was appropriate - my gracious look at their history, their past -- they were urderous people too -- and they changed their ways, saw the errors of their ways.
PS -- in case it gets posted by umpteen others NO THE POPE IS NOT INFALLIABLE IN THIS CASE ONLY IN MATTERS OF FAITH -- sorry, didn't mean to shout just tired of those who do NOT know claiming to know.
2006-09-20 13:31:57 · answer #10 · answered by Marysia 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋