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September 16, 2006
More on the Pope's Regensburg Speech
Angela Merkel is defending the Pope against his critics: "'What Benedict XVI emphasised was a decisive and uncompromising renunciation of all forms of violence in the name of religion,' she said."Maybe. But isn't it likelier that they're objecting to the Pope's gratuitous quotation of a description of their religion as having introduced nothing but evil into the world?Maybe that's what they're really objecting to.
Posted by Eric at September 16, 2006 7:58 PM
Comments
It's hard to believe that anyone can't see the deep offensiveness of the words the pope quoted. Who wouldn't be angry at hearing that their religion had brought nothing that wasn't "evil and inhuman"? We should certainly condemn the violent expressions of anger, but it seems dishonest to suggest that the anger itself isn't justified.
Posted by: Beth at September 17, 2006 1:44 PM
Right, because we all know that riots, murder and arson are appropriate responses to inappropriate remarks.
Posted by: Michael Heinz at September 17, 2006 2:42 PM
Look, maybe nowadays it is fashionable to pretend that "all religions are equally true" and that "truth is all relative". Heck even the supposedly "fundamentalist Christian" President Bush believes that sort of nonsense. But can you really expect THE POPE to believe that "all religions are equally true" garbage? He's the freakin' Pope! OF COURSE he believes that one religion is True, and all others are only true insofar as they agree with his own. What do people expect him to say? "Well, I may be a Roman Catholic, but I think Islam is just as true and valid as Catholicism". Of course not!
Posted by: Dano at September 21, 2006 12:00 PM