Even historical quotes can cause the Muslims to seethe.
Muslim religious leaders have accused Pope Benedict XVI of quoting anti-Islamic remarks during a speech at a German university this week.
Questioning the concept of holy war, he quoted a 14th-Century Christian emperor who said Muhammad had brought the world only "evil and inhuman" things.
A senior Pakistani Islamic scholar, Javed Ahmed Gamdi, said jihad was not about spreading Islam with the sword.
Then what exactly has been taking place in the Middle East, Israel, The Twin Towers, the Madrid bombing, Beslan, Bali and London, to name a few? If jihad is not about spreading Islam with the sword, then why were hostages Steven Centanni and his photographer forced to convert to Islam? Their other choice, I believe, was death.
In all fairness, Islamic scholar Javed Ahmet Gamdi told a partial truth: No, they no longer use swords to behead hostages or kill people. They use dull rusty knives and suicide bombers.
Here's what the Pope had to say:
"In his speech at Regensburg University, the German-born pontiff explored the historical and philosophical differences between Islam and Christianity and the relationship between violence and faith.
Stressing that they were not his own words, he quoted Emperor Manual II Paleologos of Byzantine, the Orthodox Christian empire which had its capital in what is now the Turkish city of Istanbul.
The emperors words were, he said: "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."
Benedict said "I quote" twice to stress the words were not his and added that violence was "incompatible with the nature of God and the nature of the soul"."
Pope Benedict is a very courageous man to speak the truth when nowadays it may cost you your life by doing so. We will never forget the victims of 9/11, Daniel Pearl, Nick Berg, Theo Van Gogh, and thousands of others who have been savagely incinerated, beheaded or murdered in the name of Islam.
Posted by Mutti at September 14, 2006 01:09 PM | TrackBackI AGREE WITH YOU,POPE BENEDICT HAS THE COURAGE TO SPEAK THE TRUTH IN A WORLD FILLED WITH COWARDS WHO GROVEL AT THE FEET OF EVIL.IT IS INTERESTING THAT THE DARKNESS OF EVIL ALWAYS ATTACKS THE LIGHT CALLING IT DARKNESS.BRAVO TO YOU POPE BENEDICT...WHEN JESUS RETURNS HE WILL MAKE HIS ENEMIES HIS FOOTSTOOL,HARDLY WHAT ONE WOULD CALL BEING APOLOGETIC!
Posted by: charle at September 16, 2006 06:54 PMThe violent response by the Muslim world has proved that the words spoken by the Pope are true. The majority of terrorists of the world are Muslim. If anybody speaks out against them then they say it is OK to kill that person, yet they routinely say negative comments about Christianity and Christians. When Christians take offense they do not go bombing the Muslim churches or killing their clerics. And the Muslims say that the Christians need to be more tolerant of other views.[This sentence deleted by site owner. We appreciate diverse views as long as they do not advocate or promote violence to anyone.]
Posted by: Jilocasin at September 21, 2006 12:46 PM
