Pope Benedict was attacking the West, not Islam

From: The Spectator | Date: September 23, 2006| Author: Read, Paul | Copyright information

When he delivered his lecture on 'Faith, Reason and the University' in Regensburg last week, Pope Benedict XVI said some provocative and contentious things. His comment on Islam was only one of them, and was by no means the most significant; but quoting the judgment of the Byzantine emperor Manuel II Paleologus that certain aspects of Islam were 'evil and inhuman' was the most arresting and has caused a worldwide furore.

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