Over a Michelle Malkin's blog scroll down in this post to just below the picture that says "Behead those who insult Islam." Start reading at "Reader S. writes:"
He put it very clearly what the Pope B16 was talking about. There are many good post around the internet about this, but I would have to say the MSM has purposely screwed this up. I count both liberal and conservative's in it. World Net Daily selectively quoted a link yesterday to cause more of their base readers to want to read it. I can not find the link now but wish I could. Glenn Beck being misleading in what he said as well. I have found that the last few Pope do not speak for the news cycle. This has, of course, given them some bad press. However, down the road they are usually right and no one puts the apology on the front page. If they even do it at all.
In the speach it clearly shows the quote is from an "erudite Byzantine emperor Manuel II Paleologus and an educated Persian on the subject of Christianity and Islam, and the truth of both". Here is the quote. "
Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached". I do not disagree with this statement. Though I think you need to put it into its full context. I can quote a lot of things from the Bible that can mislead you from the real intention. I think you should read the whole speech. Pope B16 next line was " The emperor, after having expressed himself so forcefully, goes on to explain in detail the reasons why spreading the faith through violence is something unreasonable. Violence is incompatible with the nature of God and the nature of the soul."
If you want to read what he really said, the
Vatican has it for all to see. I think most will not want to read it because it may not line up with what they want it to say.
Kathy Shaidle has a post about what's up with the
Vampire thing.
