The Pope made a statement that I wish he would take back: his apology to Muslims.
I read the Pope's speech and all he did was quote an excerpt of a famous conversation about Islam from the fourteenth century. He didn't say anything wrong, he cited the opinions of other people from ages past in the context of another topic entirely – and these things are historical facts. Now millions of Muslims want him dead. Al Qaeda has condemned him and says he and West are "doomed."
Muslim populations have shown themselves to be extraordinarily thin-skinned. At the slightest hint of an insult, they fire back with hate-speech and murderous threats that far outweigh the original (perceived) insult. Now a Catholic Nun has been murdered in retaliation.
The Pope did nothing wrong. And I feel the wrong side has apologized.
1 comment:
I think that the Pope was already on the Muslim's hit list. I think this has just given them one more reason to keep him there.
Later
David T.
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