02-03-2007, 09:28 AM
In the Name of God - Father Son Holy Spirit.
My the peace of Christ be with you!
Muslimah, it's fine, no need to be sorry! You can post what you like. But unfortunately, I can't take you seriously when you resort to using inadequate & ridiculous points of view.
With all due respect to the author, he/she loses credibility when he/she states that Pope Benedict is in cahoots with the Bush administration in its so called mission to disharmonize & topple the Islamic World. I know for a fact this is not the case! The Vatican has no control over the Italian (Catholic) government let alone the US (Protestant) government.
I'm glad you read the speech, but I'm lost beyond belief that your conclusion/expectation is that the Pope was calling for war & indirectly attempting to distort Islam's image - LOL! Did we read the same speech? Anyways, I respect your opinion :) But I tend to think it was formed on the basis of severe paranoia & several conspiracy theories.
He apologized for the fact that many Muslims took offence... at the very least, his intentions were pure! He spoke about Protestants & ancient Greek civilization too but the core of his speech was based on Catholicism.
I commend you for condemning the riots. Believe me, they were totally uncalled for!
Anyways, I hope I live to see the day that Christians & Muslims (as well as other faith traditions) learn to co-exist worldwide!
From the depth of my heart & soul, I wish you peace, Sister!