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From Fidei Defensor: Nothing I say can convince you I am right, and nothing you say can convince me you are right.
Clearly Muslims and Catholics are going to view the Pope's remarks differently. I think our Pope is the Vicar of Christ (the son of God) and speaks the truth. Also remember that the Pope was quoting the Byzantine Emperor, so if the quote has people offended, why don't you just go protest against the nation of Byzantium?
Why don't you guys go picket in front of the imperial palace in Constantinople? Why don't you send a petition to the current emperor? Why don't the heads of state of Muslim nations tell the Byzantine ambassadors in their countries how "insensitive" these remarks were. Heck you could even go protest in front of the Cathedral of Hagia Sophia, after all, the man whose words offended you so much was not Catholic but Eastern Orthodox.
The Byzantines are a reasonable people; they have preserved much of the wisdom of the Ancient World, Socrates, Virgil, etc. They have wonderful art and architecture. They are the very epitome of a civilized society. Please lobby your protests against them, I am sure Byzantium and the Muslim world can reach some sort of understanding, a way to co-exist, without further insult. :p http://fideidefensor.blogspot.com/2006/09/amateur-crusading.html
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Perhaps the Pope needs to hold up two fingers in each hand and jiggle them slowly in quotation mark gesture to emphasize when he is quoting others?
(Picture Dr. Evil saying "the la-ser" with that gesture in that Austin Powers movie.)
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