Vatican denies insulting Muslims
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The Vatican says the Pope did not intend to offend Muslims, after he is accused of anti-Islamic remarks.
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A senior Vatican cardinal says there is an anti-Catholic &quot;inquisition&quot; in Europe, evidenced in the controversy over the remarks of Rocco Buttiglione.
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The Vatican on Tuesday rejected condemnation by al Qaeda of a historic meeting between Pope Benedict and Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah, saying the militants were afraid of inter-religious dialogue.
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London police are investigating whether a Muslim protest against Pope Benedict XVI's remarks about Islam breached laws on incitement to violence, officers said.
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Pope Benedict XVI, who has been harshly criticized by Muslims for his remarks about Islam, said Thursday that true tolerance must be based on respect, and that the Catholic Church is not trying to impose its message on anybody.
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BERLIN -- Pope Benedict XVI yesterday said he was ``deeply sorry" that his use of a quotation from a medieval text critical of the prophet Mohammed has stirred outrage across the Islamic world, insisting the words did not represent his personal opinion.
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Muslim leaders around the world accused Pope Benedict XVI of dividing religions and demanded an apology.
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Al-Qaida in Iraq on Wednesday denounced Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Turkey, calling it part of a "crusader campaign" against Islam.
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CASTELGANDOLFO, Italy  - Pope Benedict assured   Muslims on Monday that he respected them and was committed to   dialogue as he met envoys to defuse anger at his use of quotes   saying their faith was spread by violence.
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Amid new reports of a possible terrorist threat on Italy, one Islamic extremist group has promised not to attack the Vatican, and a top official at the Holy See has reported that Pope John Paul II ( bio - news ...
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel defended   Pope Benedict on Saturday against allegations that he had   attacked Islam as worldwide Muslim fury continued over a speech   he made earlier this week.
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ROME -- The Vatican deployed diplomats to capitals of Muslim states yesterday in an effort to contain anger over Pope Benedict XVI's comments on Islam, as shadowy threats against the pontiff and Christianity multiplied.
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CASTELGANDOLFO, Italy  - Pope Benedict told Muslim   envoys on Monday that Christian and Muslim believers must   reject violence, in an audience meant to defuse anger at his   use of quotes saying Islam was spread by the sword.
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CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy, Sept. 25 -- Pope Benedict XVI assured Muslims on Monday that he respected them and was committed to dialogue, in an unprecedented encounter designed to defuse anger over his use of a quotation suggesting their faith was spread by the sword.
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Does Pope Benedict XVI's provocative lecture on Islam that has so raised hackles in the Muslim world display papal fallibility?
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About 1,000 Muslim clerics and religious scholars meeting Thursday in eastern Pakistan demanded the removal of Pope Benedict XVI for making what they called "insulting remarks" against Islam.
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The Vatican, which has been accused of aggressively seeking souls in Russia and some other countries, said Friday it has every right to spread its message and accept converts but that non-Catholics must never be forced to embrace the faith.