The Pope: Is he right about Islam?

Here is an interesting article on a religious note. The Pope made some comments about the Islam religion which provoked many violent reactions,and then apologized for his comments. Here is a part of the article. Read the rest by clicking on the Title of this post.

"It’s the first major crisis of Pope Benedict XVI’s 17-month papacy, said Margaret Ramirez in the Chicago Tribune. In a speech last week in Germany, the pontiff inflamed Muslim anger around the globe by repeating an attack on Islam from a 14th-century Byzantine emperor. “Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new,” Benedict said, quoting Manuel II Paleologus, “and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached.” It was just one sentence from a speech in which Benedict called on Islam to respect reason and to tolerate other religions. But the reaction was explosive,"After five days of uproar, Benedict issued a rare papal apology, saying he was “deeply sorry” for offending “the sensibility of Muslims.”


http://theweekmagazine.com/article.aspx?id=1654