Turkish PM repeats criticism of Pope's Islam remarks
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Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan  repeated on Wednesday his criticism of comments made by Pope  Benedict about Islam that sparked Muslim protests and said even  a politician would not have spoken in such a way.
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Turkey prepared a muted welcome for Pope  Benedict on Tuesday as the pontiff embarked on a highly  sensitive visit to a mostly Muslim country still smarting from  controversial comments he made about Islam.
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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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Muslim leaders around the world accused Pope Benedict XVI of dividing religions in comments he made Tuesday about Islam.
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Turkey's top Muslim official said on Thursday Pope Benedict should state clearly during a planned visit to Turkey next week he believes Islam, like Christianity, to be a religion of peace.
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Vatican relations with the Islamic world must be restarted from square one because Muslims insist on misinterpreting Pope Benedict's recent comments on Islam, Germany's top Catholic cardinal said in an article on Wednesday.
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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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Pope Benedict XVI said Sunday that he is "deeply sorry" his remarks on Islam and violence offended Muslims, but the unusual expression of papal regret drew a mixed reaction from Islamic leaders as the Vatican worried about a backlash of violence.
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Pope Benedict said on Sunday he   was deeply sorry Muslims had been offended by his use of a   medieval quotation on Islam and violence, but failed to quell   the fury of some Islamic groups demanding a full apology.
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Turkey on Wednesday praised the  conciliatory tone of Pope Benedict during his visit to the  predominantly Muslim country and his apparent new support for  Ankara's bid to join the European Union.
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Pope Benedict XVI faces a delicate balancing act in Turkey as he tries to improve Christian-Muslim ties.
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Turkish police on Friday appealed for restraint at planned protests against Pope Benedict's visit to the Muslim country next week, saying they could harm Turkey's image.
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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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ANKARA, Turkey, Nov. 26 -- Thousands of chanting, flag-waving protesters on Sunday denounced Pope Benedict XVI as anti-Islamic, demanding that he cancel a trip to Turkey this week that the Vatican hopes will help mend relations between the pontiff and Muslims.
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Turkey's PM accuses the EU of treating Turkey unfairly by deciding to slow down membership talks.
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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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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.