Pope criticised over Islam remarks

[CHIMO]

Muslim scholars and religious leaders in Kuwait, Turkey and Pakistan have criticised Pope Benedict XVI for his remarks critical of Islam and urged him to play a positive role in bringing Islam and Christianity closer.

During a six-day visit to his native Germany this week, the pope hit out at Islam and its concept of jihad or holy war, citing a 14th-century Christian emperor who said that Prophet Muhammad had brought the world "evil and inhuman" things.

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/60F307D9-8A08-48E0-8AD6-C3731B7F66EE.htm

[BootinUp]

1. But the Church's history is without such events.

Crusades anyone?

[Jo March]

4. I was just thinking that!

Then again, nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition! ;)

Seriously, it's the pot calling the kettle black, IMHO.

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[happyslug]

3. Duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=214x87995

[Poppyseedman]

5. Calling the kettle black

"I call on all Arab and Islamic states to recall their ambassadors from the Vatican and expel those from the Vatican until the pope says he is sorry for the wrong done to the Prophet and to Islam, which preaches peace, tolerance, justice and equality," al-Mutairi said.

I think he forgot the 7th to 16th century when Islam conquered the world thought the sword and death.

As for current events, "peace, tolerance, justice and equality", is not the face we see when the Islamic radical extremists send their video tapes world wide calling for jihad against ALL western peoples.

[Igel]

8. Or the following few centuries

when Jews and Christians were made to feel properly humiliated from time to time.

And lets not forget the European Christian and animist African slave trade.

[doctor_garth]

6. that's all we need!

as if the Nazis in the the White House were not enough, now we have this useless Nazi youth member throwing more gasoline in the fire.

Pope RATzinger, shut the fuck up!

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

7. Gee Whiz, in Germany, revisiting his Nazi days. I guess he was inspired.

MKJ

[Igel]

9. I was profoundly amused by one passage.

Paraphrasing:

Muhammed was partially redundant with Jesus; what wasn't redundant was also not very nice.