"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.'"
Clearly aware of the delicacy of the issue, Benedict said "I quote" twice before pronouncing the phrases on Islam and described them as "brusque,"
while neither explicitly agreeing with nor repudiating them.
Regardless of how many times one says, “I quote”, they are still responsible for approaching it in the first place.
Maybe, but only muslims are still doing it.
Along with slavetrading, vaginal circumcisions, executing gays for homosexuality, genocidal racial purges, and stoning women for being
raped.
Watch out for those glass houses…I’m not so sure forcing others to attend one's church before dishing out food and humanitarian aid is exactly
kosher either…and one could argue that our current campaign to spread democracy in the Middle East is indeed similar to a Jihad.
Firstly, I do not think that being a 79 y.o. virgin, in itself, qualifies ANYONE to be considered "moral". Morals also include how you treat other
people. Without knowing more about this, it seems a poor choice for the Pope to quote from. He is only adding fuel to the fire.
Yeah, actions like being part of Hitler’s forces do…oops!
Zeig heil! Mein Pope!
As far as im concerned the popes comment were not anti islamic, he was only trying to prove a point.
But everyone is entitiled to their opinion.
My opinion that at worst it was hate-mongering, at best it showed very poor judgement.
Then again, it did get Catholicism in the news, and this day and age, that was probably the goal anyway, as they aren’t exactly bursting at the
seams with new converts.
It’s pretty hard to relate to today’s world when you’re pushing 80 and quoting 14th century leaders for direction….
[edit on 15-9-2006 by Gazrok]
