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| Pope to meet Muslim ambassadors |
| 2006-09-22 |
| Pope Benedict XVI has invited envoys of Muslim nations for talks on Monday to try to smooth relations following a speech that offended the Islamic world. Iran's deputy ambassador to the Vatican, Ahmad Faihma, described the Pope's invitation as "a positive signal". "I know that this [the talks] will improve relations with the Islamic world," Mr Faihma told Reuters news agency. On Sunday, the pontiff said he was "deeply sorry for the reactions in some countries to a few passages of my address at the University of Regensburg" in Germany. On Wednesday, he told pilgrims at the Vatican that his remarks in Bavaria last week had been "misunderstood". He said his use of medieval quotes from 14th Century Byzantine emperor Manuel II Paleologos, which criticised some teachings of the Prophet Muhammad as "evil and inhuman", did not reflect his personal opinion. The Pope said his real intention had been to "explain that religion and violence do not go together, but religion and reason do". |
| Posted by: KBK |
| #1 Yeah, well, thinking back to Masoud of the Northern Alliance, how about NOT letting any Muslim camera crews film the meetings. All Muslims are - at best - treacherous bastards who shouldn't be trusted any farther than you can throw a Koran. |
| Posted by: Lone Ranger 2006-09-22 23:25 |