" don't think he apologized for making his comment...he said (reportly) he was sorry muslims were offended."
No matter what he apologized/didn't apologize for, it's *still* a back-pedal, IMO...
Once - just once - I'd like to see someone make a statement (right or wrong) and then stick to his/her guns when the inevitable "YAWP"* rises...
END THE TYRANNY OF THE "OFFENDED"!!!!!!!
*"YAWP" -- a wonderful word coined by Allen Drury to describe the reflexive caterwauling of the mindless intelligentsia and its Media sycophants.....
Keep in mind that, to my knowledge, the Pope hasn't released a statement nor has the new secretary of state on his behalf.