International Union Of Muslim Scholars: The Pope Must Apologize To The Muslims
On September 13, 2012, the day before Pope Benedict XVI began his visit to Lebanon, the International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS), headed by Sheikh Yousuf Al-Qaradhawi, issued a communiqué attacking him. The IUMS called on the pope to apologize for the acts of slaughter committed by the Crusaders in Spain, and for a 2006 lecture in which he claimed that the Muslim religion supports violence.
The following are excerpts from the communique:
The Pope Should Apologize To Muslims "As He Apologized To The Jews"
"While the [International] Union [of Muslim Scholars] is working to calm the rage of Muslims worldwide, [which was aroused] by non-Muslims insulting the honorable Messenger [i.e. the Prophet Muhammad], [so that they] confine themselves to peaceful protests and not attack any embassy or Christian site – it [also] calls on the pope to apologize to Muslims for his lecture [in 2006 in Regensburg, Germany], his apostolic exhortation, and the slaughters committed by the Crusaders [against Muslims] in Andalusia, just as he apologized to the Jews.
Note:
'Andalusia' betegner kun en provins i Spanien. Oversættelsen er sandsynligvis en ikke helt korrekt oversættelse af det arabiske "al-Andalus" som er en betegnelse for hele Spanien.
