Pakistan's parliament condemns Pope
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In a speech, Benedict quoted a 14th-century Byzantine emperor as saying, "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."
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i catch no ball lei..
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not interested im sg citizen
im not pakistan citizen to feel guilty -
christian, buddha, hindu and others aint much better wadOriginally posted by onceinabluemoon:In a speech, Benedict quoted a 14th-century Byzantine emperor as saying, "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." 
much worse than Islam got lah. -
On the other hand, if you cannot, as part of a lengthy and profound academic lecture, cite a 600 year-old text for fear of stirring the aggravation of noisy politicians half way around the world, what CAN you do? We might as well all retreat into obscurantism. And keep our mouths shut, for otherwise, who knows who we might offend. And if, as a result of the outrage, some Catholics get killed or their churches burned down by offended scholars and textual exegesists it might be thought that Manuel's original point had rather been made.
I am trying to make more than 20 posts because when I try to post I get:
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May Pakistan NUKE Vatican
Anyway they got the means to do it -
see lah da western world always try to piss off the muslim world...always wanna look for trouble...when they kanna attack..they kao pei kao bu
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Oi you idiot, wake up your idea. You have fallen victim to Mossad plot to pit Christians and Muslims. I hope you feel better now knowing your intelligence.
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Maybe they will test the nuke on India first before launching on Vatican.Originally posted by maggot:May Pakistan NUKE Vatican
Anyway they got the means to do it -
wat a retard, Muslims and christians have always come against each other ever since Mohommad diesOriginally posted by #$%^&*:Oi you idiot, wake up your idea. You have fallen victim to Mossad plot to pit Christians and Muslims. I hope you feel better now knowing your intelligence. -
The Mujahedeen Army, a group of insurgents in Iraq has posted a message on the internet threatening attacks on Vatican City in Rome, Italy.
The statement is issued to "you dog of Rome" then begins to threaten Rome saying, we will "shake your thrones and break your crosses in your home. Our minds will not rest until we shake your thrones and break your crosses in your home. We swear to God to send you people who adore death as much as you adore life. Rome will be a witness when Mahomad destroys the Vatican. RomeÂ’s cross will be destroyed."
The threat comes after Pope Benedict XVI recited verses from a conversation between Emperor Byzantine Manuel II Paleologus and a Persian man in the 14th century. The Pope recited the remarks quoting Paleilogus as saying, "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."
Because of the threat, security around Pope Benedict has been increased.
"The preoccupations make reference not only to the Vatican City, but also to diverse objectives that are somehow conducive to the catholic world," the Dominican Today news agency quoted the Italian News Agency as saying.
Security around the Pope "will be discreet not to disturb the context of the mass however, meticulous and attentive, it will cover a more extensive area than what is habitual. [We] have reinforced safety measures in the area surrounding the Vatican."
Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio of Vatican City says the Pope apologizes for his remarks made during a speech at the University of Regensburg in Germany on September 12 2006 saying, "the Holy Father is very sorry that some passages of his speech may have appeared offensive to Muslims and were interpreted in a way he hadn't intended them to be. [The speech was supposed to reflect] the relationship between religion and violence in general, and to conclude with a clear and radical rejection of the religious motivation for violence, from whatever side it may come."
The Pope apologized in public today saying, "at this time I wish also to add that I am deeply sorry for the reactions in some countries to a few passages of my address at the University of Regensburg, which were considered offensive to the sensibility of Muslims. These [comments] were in fact a quotation from a medieval text which do not in any way express my personal thought."
"I hope that this serves to appease hearts and to clarify the true meaning of my address, which in its totality was and is an invitation to frank and sincere dialogue, with great mutual respect," added the Pope. -
Refer to my reply in Speakers' Corner.
And Threadstarter, where's the rest of the speech, or at least the preceding and following paragraphs? Do you want more people to misinterpret the way the quote was meant to be used? -
Ben 16th has since apologised for causing offence to the Muslims by using such quotes.
I feel kiind of bad that he almost threatened to undo the good work his predecessor JP2 did. But don't expect anything good from someone who thinks Harry Potter books are satanic. -
see, those muslims that condemned the statement proved it right by their actions.
What an IRONY