"The reference the Pope made "...of Christianity and Islam, and the truth of both..." and much later the inclusiveness of his statement "...the world's profoundly religious cultures..." makes it clear that he supported Islam's inclusion in this exhortation that theology be considered part of the academic culture"
No way. This is your misreading of the opening discussion of the differences between Christianity and Islam and equating them with zealous Christian belief. The Pope is clearly negatively referencing and tying the concept of Jihad to Islam's discard of the logos that is central to Christianity.
I read in an allusion to those anti-religious (fundamentalist atheists) who disparage all religious belief by pointing to the excesses of Islam. To them the Pope says, no, we are not like them. Our beliefs are grounded in logic and tempered by reason.
I guess that the Pope's official spokesman has no idea what he was saying.
Here is what an official spokesman for the Vatican said:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1702933/posts
I'm sorry. You are wrong about this, as sufficient study of the POPE'S OWN WORDS would reveal to you if you were so inclined, or if not, if you were to depend on what the official spokesman said. It is simply folly to take a small rhetorical section of the address totally out of context and then spend time "reading between the lines", and then "reading between those lines", etc... instead of studying the address the Pope actually gave and the context within which he gave it.
I'll spend more time demonstrating that this evening, but now I have some work to do with my daughter.