In the News/Activism forum, on a thread titled Pope: I'm sorry, Dark Skies wrote:
READ THE ARTICLE. THERE IS NO APOLOGY.
It's the equivalent of a husband saying to his wife "I'm sorry you're offended because I said you look fat in that dress."
Excatly-- and I'm sure he had this up his sleeve when he made the initial proclamation. This Pope is no dummy Long Live the Pope!!!!!!!!!
I think it will be very interesting to see how Benedict follows up on this. He seems to be the right man at the right time. John Paul II was the right Pope for the Cold War, but not the current war. This "apology" sounds sort of like "I'm sorry the truth hurts." What he does/says next will tell us a lot. I pray he has the resolve to continue with the unvarnished truth (and I'm Protestant).
Too funny!