Another appropriate response from German Catholics:
‘All those attacking him now don’t want dialogue but rather an intimidated and silenced West!’ Pofalla said in a statement.
Benedict’s remarks Tuesday on Islam and jihad unleashed rage and calls for an apology across the Muslim world.
However, Pofalla said some comparisons made with the pope could ‘in no way be accepted’ – an apparent reference to Turkey’s ruling party likening the pontiff to Hitler and Mussolini.
‘The goal of all discussion is a dialogue among equals. We are ready for that – fundamentalist circles on the Islamic side apparently are not,’ he said.
A conclusion any disinterested or objective observer can readily see.
Reportedly, Benedict XVI is deeply saddened (and perhaps a bit perplexed) at the reaction to his lecture. All the more reason to preach then! Current events are certainly demonstrating the eloquence of Pope Benedict’s claim of a role for reason in faith, and how certain trends in Islam counteract that.