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Pope "Meant No Offense" By Calling Muslims Evil And Inhumane Posted by Pile (6819 views) [E-Mail link] The Vatican has denied that Pope Benedict XVI intended any offence to the Muslim religion, after a speech touching on the concept of holy war. Speaking in Germany, the Pope quoted a 14th Century Christian emperor who said the Prophet Muhammad had brought the world only "evil and inhuman" things. The remarks have angered clerics and commentators around the Muslim world. However, the Vatican said the Pope had wanted to make clear that he rejected violence motivated by religion. The pontiff had not intended to offend Muslims, the Vatican said. "It certainly wasn't the intention of the Pope to carry out a deep examination of jihad (holy war) and of Muslim thought on it, much less to offend the sensibility of Muslim believers," said chief Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi in a statement. "It is clear that the Holy Father's intention is to cultivate a position of respect and dialogue towards other religions and cultures, and that clearly includes Islam." But the statement has failed to quell criticism. In developments around the world: * Pakistan summoned the Vatican's ambassador to express regret over the remarks, as parliament passed a resolution condemning the comments * The head of the Muslim Brotherhood said the remarks "aroused the anger of the whole Islamic world" * Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniya condemned the Pope's comments * In Iraq, the comments were criticised at Friday prayers by followers of radical Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr * The "hostile" remarks drew a demand for an apology from a top religious official in Turkey * The 57-nation Organisation of the Islamic Conference said it regretted the Pope's remarks Details     Comments   Name: (change name for anonymous posting) Title: Comments:     1 Article displayed.

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