You've said sorry, Holy Father - now demand a price

Times Online ^ | 09/16/06 | Rod Liddle

[mystery-ak]

Ben!....damn it show some respect.

[Jet Jaguar]

But of course, it is a religion of peace.


The real muslims, must, at this point, disavow any credence to the the jihadists throat slashers in their midst.

If they do not, a real crusade against them is inevitable.

[janee]

A/K/A Big Ben! Pope Benedict: No I'm sorries not now not later! Do the extremists even need fightin' words in or out of context? I don't think so!

[oyez]

Anyone who describes Islam as a religion as intolerant encourages violence

Wow, who wouda' thunk? Did anyone read any violence in this photo?

[Right Wing Assault]

Benedict should apologise for having caused offence — and then demand by way of reciprocation

I think he should demand those things listed WITHOUT apologizing.

[oyez]

Country wisdom doesn't support the idea of stirring up a hornet's nest but is does support exterminating them.

[Segovia]

Big Ben, has a nice ring to it! If you remember, John Paul was very instrumental in the downfall of the Soviet Union, by calling the Christians in Eastern Europe to stand against their oppressors, perhaps this old man has some of the same metal? At any rate, it was high time someone held up this "religion of peace" to some serious scrutiny. The Vatican has been very lucky in recent years in choosing great men to lead the church, I'm impressed and jbyam, I'm not even Catholic.

Seg

[doc1019]

I can see Jesus saying what the Pope said; I just don’t see him apologizing!

[Wally_Kalbacken]

It's time for a "go ahead and make my day" moment.

[Cicero]

Amazing. This guy has a long record as a left-wing nutjob, yet he is one of the very few journalists willing to come out and criticize the Muslims publicly as they deserve to be criticized.

Here's his bio at Wikipedia. Who'd have thought that a guy like that would come out with a column like this?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Liddle

[Vigilanteman]

Agreed. I'm not Catholic either but the Pope is one of few Christian leaders to challenge Islam to join civilized society.

It is also worth noting that it took less than 48 hours for some Islamic Iman to issue a Fatwah against the Pope . . . for MERE WORDS! Truthful words, to be sure, but MERE WORDS nevertheless.

It has been 5 years since September 11 and I've yet to hear about a single Fatwah being issued against those who profaned Islam by murdering 3000 innocent people. Has there been such a Fatwah? Will there ever be?

[Just Lori]

With all this uproar, it will be interesting to see how our new Pope handles this situation. We NEED a strong Pope to stand up and call it what it is!

[prairiebreeze]

I hope the Pope calls to his mind the time when Jesus threw the moneychangers out of the temple and smashed their tables.

And that Pope Benedict stands just as firm in his statements as Christ did in His actions.

[Just Lori]

Amen!

[goldstategop]

A fair exchange. If the Muslims want to rehash old grievances, there's no better place to start to repair them than by the Turks giving back Anatolia and Constantinople to the Greeks.

(No more Olmert! No more Kadima! No more Oslo! )

[NurdlyPeon]

A subtle and astute politician, perhaps Benedict should apologies for having caused offense — and then demand by way of reciprocation

He's the Pope, you moron, not a politician. You want him to trade the truth?!?!? Like it's some bargaining chip?!?! Like the muzzies could be trusted anyway?!?! Screw off Liddle!!!!

[ZULU]

"The murderous Muslim Brotherhood was the first out of the blocks, demanding that all Islamic countries cut their ties with the Vatican."

This would be a GOOD thing!! That would mean that the Vatican, and by extension, all Catholics, would no communicate with Muslims.

Perhaps the other Christians, Hindus, etc would follow suit and the final realization that there can be no coextence with this cult of death will sink in with the non-Muslim world.

[ZULU]

Does anyone know the Pope's webaddress? I'd like to send him a lettter of support.

[ladyinred]

“Anyone who describes Islam as a religion as intolerant encourages violence.” <

This may be one of the most ironic statements in history. Can you say stupid?