So, it seems the Pope recently quoted some things said by Byzantine emperor Manuel II Paleologus some 615 years ago, referring to the allegedly violent beginnings of the Muslim faith. Now, look at this article, from the Associated Press.
Al-Qaida in Iraq warned Pope Benedict XVI on Monday that its war against Christianity and the West will go on until Islam takes over the world, and Iran's supreme leader called for more protests over the pontiff's remarks on Islam.
Protests broke out in South Asia and Indonesia, with angry Muslims saying Benedict's statement of regret a day earlier did not go far enough. In southern Iraq, demonstrators carrying black flags burned an effigy of the pope.
And that's all I have to say about that.
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