Pakistan condemns Pope

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TweetPakistan's Parliament Condemns Pope Benedict XVI

Friday , September 15, 2006




ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan's parliament on Friday unanimously adopted a resolution condemning Pope Benedict XVI for making what it called "derogatory" comments about Islam, and seeking an apology from him for hurting the sentiments of Muslims.

The resolution, moved by hardline lawmaker Fazal Karim, was supported by both government and opposition lawmakers in the National Assembly or lower house of parliament.

Chaudhry Ameer Hussain, speaker of the National Assembly, allowed Karim to move the resolution after Karim said the pope had insulted Islam and the Prophet Muhammad, and hurt the sentiments of the entire Muslim world by making "derogatory remarks."

The measure was adopted a day after the Vatican sought to defuse criticism of the pontiff's remarks, when he quoted from a book recounting a conversation between 14th century Byzantine Christian Emperor Manuel Paleologos II and an educated Persian on the truths of Christianity and Islam.

"The emperor ... said, I quote, 'Show me just what Mohammed 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,'" he quoted the emperor as saying.

On Thursday, the Vatican said the pope had not intended to offend Muslim sensibilities with the remarks.

But the Foreign Ministry in Islamabad termed the remarks "regrettable."

"Anyone who describes Islam as a religion as intolerant encourages violence," Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Tasnim Aslam said.

"What he has done is that he has quoted very offensive remarks by some emperor hundreds of years ago," Aslam said on Friday. "It is not helpful (because) we have been trying to bridge the gap, calling for dialogue and understanding between religions."

She said Muslims had a long history of tolerance, adding that when the Catholic kingdom of Spain expelled its Jewish population in 1492 they were welcomed by Muslim nations such as the Turkish Ottoman Empire.

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TweetI'm a Christian but this comment seems hypocritical when you consider the crusades.

[Klash]

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I'm a Christian but this comment seems hypocritical when you consider the crusades.

True! It sucks the pope doesn't have any credibility, because I agree with him.

An ideological war between the irrational! Evil, justified by a supernatural code of morality, cannot be defeated by another supernatural code of morality. They are both intolerant and both irrational. It's like seeing two kids argue over who's imaginary friend is stronger.

[BigDawg]

TweetI said the same thing when i read this today....Hello??? Remember the Crusades???? Countries need to stop fighting over religion and fight over something worthwhile like which country has the hottest beeyotches.

[3Vandoo]

Tweetlike an educated Muslim once said

Before Islam they werent any angry muslim and religious violence.

[Klash]

TweetAl Qaeda is now declaring war against "worshippers of the cross".

How many ways can they declare war against the same people. They might as well be yelling we're incompetant, so we have to keep reminding you we're at war and when we murder an innocent nun in Italy, it is because we lack the rescourses to strike the ones we would like too.

Instead of the pope apologizing and back stepping, he needs to to state that, the Muslim violence in response to his statements only reinforces what he said.

[daved150]

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Instead of the pope apologizing and back stepping, he needs to to state that, the Muslim violence in response to his statements only reinforces what he said.

I AGREE WITH YA, AND THAT STATEMENT WOULD REALLY STIR IT UP!!

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TweetAbsolutely Klash! Is this the only thing that these morons know? They've also burned a couple of churches and shot a nun. What kinda ***** shoot's a nun? The pope was a little careless in what he said but these spunksippers are all kinda crazy.

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True! It sucks the pope doesn't have any credibility, because I agree with him.

An ideological war between the irrational! Evil, justified by a supernatural code of morality, cannot be defeated by another supernatural code of morality. They are both intolerant and both irrational. It's like seeing two kids argue over who's imaginary friend is stronger.

exactly