Pope sorry his Islam speech found offensive
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The Vatican said on Saturday the   Pope was sorry Muslims had been offended by a speech whose   meaning had been misconstrued, but Morocco withdrew its   ambassador as anger at his words flared on.
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Pope Benedict's comments about Islam   could hurt religious harmony, government and religious leaders   in the world's most populous Muslim countries, Indonesia and   Pakistan, said on Friday.
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The official Vatican translation of Pope Benedict XVI's remarks, delivered in Italian Sunday about his Sept. 12 speech that sparked anger among Muslims.
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Pope Benedict is sorry Muslims   were offended by a speech that provoked fury in the Islamic   world and led to calls for the leader of the Catholic church to   apologize personally, the Vatican said on Saturday.
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British Muslims welcomed Pope Benedict XVI's expression of regret for any offense he caused during a speech last week in Germany, but some feared his remarks fell short of a full apology.
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Pope Benedict tried on Sunday to calm   Muslim anger at his remarks on Islam, saying he was "deeply   sorry" about the reaction and that medieval quotes he used on   holy war did not reflect his personal views.
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Church experts said it appeared to be first time a pope has made such a direct apology.
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The head of the world's Anglican church   stepped in to defend Pope Benedict on Monday in the face of   fury from some Islamic groups about the Roman Catholic leader's   use of a medieval quotation on Islam and violence.
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The Pope was due on Sunday to make   his first public appearance since Muslim fury erupted over   remarks he made about Islam, with pressure growing for a   personal apology.
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ISTANBUL -- Pope Benedict XVI was greeted in Turkey with a lecture on how the Christian West scorns Islam. He left yesterday with Istanbul's chief Islamic cleric speaking lyrically of better days ahead between the faiths.
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Afghanistan's Taliban has demanded that Pope Benedict XVI apologise for remarks linking Islam with violence, adding the comment showed the Christian West was waging war against Muslims.
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Pope Benedict XVI said Wednesday that he has "deep respect" for Islam and hopes that his recent remarks that sparked anger from Muslims lead to dialogue among religions.
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Pope Benedict XVI "sincerely regrets" offending Muslims with his reference to an obscure medieval text that characterizes some of the teachings of Islam's founder as "evil and inhuman," the Vatican said Saturday.
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Pope Benedict XVI was greeted in Turkey with a lecture on how the Christian West scorns Islam. He left Friday with Istanbul's chief Islamic cleric speaking lyrically of better days ahead between the faiths.
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Pope Benedict faced a growing   chorus of demands on Tuesday for an unequivocal apology for   remarks seen as portraying Islam as a violent faith, despite   attempts by Western leaders and churchmen to defuse the crisis.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel says the Pope's remarks about Islam have been misunderstood.
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Pope Benedict said on Wednesday   that his use of medieval quotes portraying a violent Islam did   not reflect his views and were misunderstood, but he did not   give the clear apology still demanded by many Muslims.