The great "religion of peace" threatens war and violence everytime someone says anything about it. Look, it's coming to a clash of civilizations. Right now, the west could win. 10 years from now it will be different. I say let's get it over with while we can still survive. Unless all 3 rabid and hate-filled Abrahamic religions suddenly disappear, we're destined for a world wide war. In fact WW3 probably started in 1948 with the birth of Israel. If we don't have the guts to take them out, they WILL take us out. Wherever Islam goes, bombs and death soon follow. Just like Christianity and Judiasm.

Why are Mulims so touchy about everything. Sounds like a massive case of inferiority complex. What I am having a hard time understanding is the sheepish mentality of the (seemingly) average middle-easterner. Whatever a cleric says seems to be the RULE and follow blindly, the weirder the more "true" it must be. Do everyone a favor and grow some skin before we end up burning the planet down.

Many consider atheism to be a form of religion. You are calling for the death of many people yourself. It is another debate as to whether or not some should behave capital punishment applied for crimes. Logically you are calling the kettle black and have placed yourself at the same level as the fanatics you deride. Perhaps you should think more clearly before you post.

number 5; athiest. good point. i highly agree. it's a sad day when we realize that 99% of the world's population are living a fanatical reality, not being able to discern true from false. *laugh* number 9; ben. islamic leaders do not owe an apology. again, this is our problem today. we're pointing our finger at an entire ethnic group of people because of a few peoples' actions. sounds kind of like the nazi-jew thing. and try investigating a little bit, you'll find more truth away from islam and more towards your government and treason than any where else. but i guess, the government did play a script pretty well and that 9/11 thing is embedded in your head. just remember, 7 of the 19 alleged hijackers are still alive today. too bad they walked away from the airplane crashes. :( until next time, enjoy.

I agree with #14. The problem is (and has always been) that the Roman Church thinks it's Christian! Paul David

so now muslims want a war just for saying bad things about islam. it wont be long before they will be pushing to have it be illegal to say anything bad. they are already cowing anyone by threats of violence. all you need to do is look at the actions of these savages. we can only be thankful that most muslims don't follow true islam or we would all be dead.

noora, i don't see jews blowing themselves up killing women and children. and the crusades were 1000 years ago. too bad islam hasn't progressed past that since then

Does anyone in the Muslim world realize how ridiculous they look? I am so over every time they get all bent out of shape anytime someone decides to be critical of radical Islamics. Moderate Muslims want respect? They should start by putting an end to those who highjacked their religion!

Where is the outrage when muslims blow up other muslims in Iraq. Pope says muslims violent = Muslims fire bombing churches. Imams try to put out a fire with gasoline. go figure..

stop being an apologist. Im not even Catholic and believe the Pope nailed it.

If every time one is offended, and responds with violence and threats, it simply proves what the Pope has said. These "men" are nuts.

Judging from the reaction so far, it seems the Pope is on to something.

Anyone see the hypocricy in all the comments made in these stories? I have to believe that all of us share the same fundamental values and morals. I'm glad I'm an American. I enjoy my American movies, listen to my American music, and wear my American clothes (made in China). God bless America.

Face facts people. Muslims want war. Lets have it now before there are nukes used. When (not if) the muslims get the nuke, and level manhatten, the US will reply by nuking every major mulsim city, resulting in true genocide. So lets have the war now, with bullets and bombs, so we can limit the total destrcutions

Viva il Papa! down with islamo-nazis.

Islamists are full of so much hatred for the west that the only safe course for the west is to eliminate them in self defense.

As a practicing, obedient Roman Catholic, I am so grateful that the Holy Father has said what few--if any--other world leaders have had the courage to say. It amazes me how so many Muslims turn a blind eye when their clerics advocate killing us "infidels," but have a non-Muslim say anything approaching the truth about Islam--and how it spread throughout history by forced conversions--and...whoa...they just won't have any of that. The truth hurts, doesn't it??? Make no mistake, radical Islamists do not want "dialogue"--they want to dominate the world and kill any of us who do not share their beliefs. Pope Benedict XVI has NOTHING to apologize for!!

So let me get this straight, you have a religion (Islam) from which all we hear is threats to kill Christians and Jews, a religion (Islam) that threatens to kill anyone (salmon rushdie) that disagrees with their pathetic kill everyone attitude and they get offended that someone calls them violent religion. Are these people educated or brainwashed. The article says somehting along the lines of Islam forbids harming humans and later goes to quote some knuckleheads that call Hezbollah heros. Newsflash to all the IMANS or IMAMS or whatever, we're not as gullible in the "west" as the people you have been keeping under foot in the name of islam.

Yes, Yes, and Yes! They whine about a quote the Pope made about "evil and inhuman" ways in their religion. They find this very offensive that they are depicted as babarians. How do they respond to this? They burn churches! I never gave any thought about Muslims until this conflict in the Middle East started. Now that they have become an every day event in our news I do believe they are barbarians. What "God" wants you to go around murdering people? They use this excuse for their actions. If God wants one person, an entire nation, or the whole world dead, he's quite capeable of doing it himself and doesn't need a bunch of piss ants to do his work for him. The bottom line is they like living like animals.

It is fascinating to watch the Islamic world become apoplectic over a truthful statement made by a Christian leader and yet murder converts from Islam to Christianity. The proof of the Pope's quote is in the actions of the Islamic world not their rhetoric. The West must have the courage to speak strongly in spite of the threats.

The muslim world has no intention of seeking any peaceful relations with the rest of the world. "Islam is a religion of peace" is the biggest lie to come down the pike ever. Keep cozying up to them and see if you don't wake up with a bed full of scorpions and vipers. Speaking the truth is only OK if it is the truth about someone else. Forget peace with Muslims, the Mohomadites don't want peace, they want death for all infidels. And by the way, if you aren't with them, you are an infidel. Nuke em

It proves one more time that pope is wright. You can not discuss things that hurt you. The truth hurts does't it? And we do not need your land. If you want to sell somethng (as oil ) we buy it. But wait what will happened when we will not need the oil. I pray for that day and it is close. Be civilized. Discuss. Admit when it is wrong. Prove if it is wrong. Pope did not threaten nobody. And by the way I am not borh in USA, i immigrated here. And i can tell you that it is a great country. Of course nothing is perfect, but this model and believe in this country is going to work. Again civilized means great compassion and patience. Not threatening and war.

The Pope's quote was only a truthful assessment of Islam. Radical Arabs have been trying to annihilate Israel for decades. If they want a full scale war, so be it, but let's see if the cowards wear uniforms and not hide behind women and children.

Now that Bush outed the caliphate fantasy last week, Muslims can finally come out of the closet. All the little Muslim men who want a piece of the empire are squawking at their Friday mosque diatribes. Whoever can be more virulent than the next seems to draw the biggest crowd, firing up the most bloodthirsty among them and thus amasses power and fame. So for all the lying media and apologists, the truth will spread to the far corners of the earth; the truth about Islam's dirty little secret. This is, was, and will always be about a clash of civilizations. Maybe 1 billion people on earth want to live under a caliphate and shariah (derr…uhhhh..Sunni? Shiah???). But 5 billion don't and won't. WE, the people of earth will not be your dimmhis and if you want to die trying , so be it! Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death! -Patrick Henry March 23rd, 1775 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Give_me_liberty_or_give_me_death

If plague ravaged the islamic world, would western nations not rush to their aid with medical technology? Evil... I think not.

why is the pope sorry?its true.their reaction proofs it

Do muslims actually work? It always seems like they are protesting. Maybe if they get jobs and can afford running water they won't be so pissed off all the time.

There is nothing that would soothe the offended "feelings" of the moslem mob short of a voluntary conversion to islam by the Pope of the Roman Catholic church. The Pope made some very well considered remarks indicating his position. G-d bless him. John Paul issued apologies for imaginary offences which reinforced the Muslim's sense of victimhood. While the Pope is in Turkey will he insist that the Cathedral of St. Sofia be returned to it's rightful owner, the Roman Catholic Church?

but that is not thier fault, its our fault coz 1- we dont even try to learn about islam, we only trust our fake media "jews controlled media", 2- they are sure of thier religion is 100% right, so they dont care about others view, the important thing that they trust thier faith " the faith of religion of peace " again, its our fault.. http://discover.islamway.com/

Its about time a World leader stood up and spoke the truth. The Pope is right and should not back down. I would like to see the Iranian President apolize for his anti semtic remarks. I sick of the double standard. Do Not apolize.