Wednesday, September 20, 2006

More calls for dialogue in a Muslim world angered by Pope

The Holy See’s diplomatic offensive seems to be working. Iran’s parliament hopes the Pope won’t fall “in the trap” set by those seeking a clash of civilisations. More and more Islamic media detail the Pope’s full speech, demand greater knowledge of each other’s religion.

Beirut (AsiaNews) – As some pour over Benedict XVI’s entire Regensburg speech instead of focusing on a single sentence about Muhammad taken out of context, others accept what the Pope said on Sunday, namely that...
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