Eminent scholar of comparative religion Dr. Zakir Naik has invited Pope Benedict XVI for an open inter-faith dialogue. Dr. Naik sees the Pope`s statement on Islam as pre-planned. “He (the Pope) knew very well what he was speaking at University of Regensburg in Germany on September 12,†he said. Benedict XVI seems to be toeing the same line of neo-con as that of President George Bush, he said. Dr. Naik said if the Pope wants to initiate an authentic dialogue then he is more than willing to participate in such an inter-faith debate. “I am more than willing to participate in the inter-faith dialogue with Pope Benedict XVI. I am ready on any topic he (the Pope) wishes as long as it focuses on Quran and the Bible,†Dr. Naik said. He said he can go to Rome or Vatican to meet the Pope. Its a formal invitation do you thing pope will accept? Will he able to dialogue with Dr. Zakir Naik? I think he won't accept and he knows why? because he can't justify what he said about Islam.
The Pope actually quoted 14th century comments from Byzantine Emperor Manuel II Paleologus about mohammad. The emperor wrote, “Show me just what Muhammad 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.†These were not the Pope's words, they were the words of a former Emperor. Angry protests, death, destruction, burning, destroying Churches, killing a nun and death threats were the muslim response. Apparently things have not changed much since the 14th century. This was a missed opportunity on the part of islam to prove the former Emperor wrong.
Ofcourse these were not his but he was in complete accord with those words. otherwise he didn't qoute those. As far as the things you have been told are all manipulated and constructed by your media and lobbies. Do your own independent research on those issue, just don't follow the herd. I just wanted to say if you think Islam is voilent and Prophet Muhammad brought nothing new, then why don't do come to table and have dialogues on it, to clear all misconceptions.
It will be interesting to see what the Pope says though. Let's wait for his formal reply, shall we? Although I do feel that someone who defends child molestors and the ugliness of the church should have kept his mouth shut where Islam is concerned. Pope Benedict's real face. - MENJ
You are new here, I guess. GTech is just an ignorant, self-serving, bigoted Islamophobe who has an axe to grind about Islam and thinks that being a terrorist is a full-time job for a Muslim. He has never met a Muslim in his entire life, yet he feels that he is qualified to be witness, judge and jury all at once with regard to commentary on Muslim world, politics and culture. Hence you should not be bothered with the Islamophobe. Let him fart in the wind once in a while - MENJ