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To: FJB who wrote (1450)	9/24/2006 9:23:53 AM
From: Proud_Infidel	Respond to of 20106

Can ANYONE here show me a similar story in modern day islam? One of forgiveness? I really am looking for them, but am unable to find them. Even talk the least bit negatively, and it is JIHAD! Pope praises murdered Italian nun for pardoning her killers Ireland On-line ^ \| 24/09/2006 breakingnews.iol.ie Pope Benedict XVI today praised an Italian nun for pardoning her killers as she lay dying from an attack in Somalia that may have been linked to worldwide Muslim anger over his recent remarks about Islam and violence. Benedict spoke to pilgrims at his Castel Gandolfo summer palace where, on Monday, he will meet with ambassadors from predominantly Muslim countries in an effort to defuse tensions arising from a speech he gave on September 12 while on a pilgrimage in Germany. Rosa Sgorbati, an Italian missionary who worked in a paediatrics hospital in Somalia under her religious name Sister Leonella, was slain in Mogadishu on September 17, the day that Benedict said he was deeply sorry his remarks had offended Muslims. The pontiff has also stressed that the words he spoke, a citation from a Byzantine emperor in Medieval times, did not reflect his own opinion. Speaking today about the need to overcome selfishness, Benedict cited the slaying of the nun in Somalia, where she had worked as a nurse. “Some are asked to give the supreme testimony of blood, as it happened a few days ago to the Italian nun, Sister Leonella Sgorbati, who fell victim to violence,” the pontiff said. “This nun, who for many years served the poor and the children in Somalia, died pronouncing the world ‘pardon”’, the pope told pilgrims during his traditional Sunday noon appearance. “This is the most authentic Christian testimony, a peaceful sign of contradiction which shows the victory of love over hate and evil.” In the Pope’s controversial speech, at the University of Regensburg, where he had taught while a German theology professor, Benedict quoted the words of a Byzantine emperor who characterised some of the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad as “evil and inhuman”, particularly “his command to spread by the sword the faith”. In his appearance in the summer palace, 15 miles south-east of Rome, Benedict made no mention of Monday’s appointment, which the Vatican has said was called because of urgent need for dialogue. On Saturday, the pontiff, speaking to a group of African visitors, spoke of the need to encourage dialogue between Muslims and Christians. The Vatican said Friday that the pope had invited ambassadors to the Holy See from predominantly Muslim countries to meet with him in Castel Gandolfo. Among the countries expected to send a representative was Indonesia, where Christian-Muslim tensions were sharpened last week by the execution of three Catholic militants. Benedict last month had appealed to Indonesia to spare the men. Also invited to Monday’s meeting were leaders of the Muslim community in Italy, who have advised the Italian government on politically delicate issues of Muslim integration in the largely Catholic country. Benedict’s chief aide on inter-religious dialogue, French Cardinal Paul Poupard, will also participate. Last week, the Pope said he had “deep respect” for Islam. Amid fury in the Muslim world, the Vatican also ordered papal representatives around the world to meet with leaders of Muslim countries to explain the pope’s point of view and the full context of his speech.

To: FJB who wrote (1450)	9/25/2006 9:31:04 AM
From: Cage Rattler	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 20106

Let's face it, terrorism is terrorism. The IRA terrorist is no better than an islamic terrorist -- less effective perhaps. In fact, it's difficult to excuse the Irish on the basis of congenital ignorance and lack of education. The distinction between Judeo-Christian religions finds it's basis in the absolute fact that the koran suggests killing infidels -- it is therefore, it's actually an undeniable part of their sacrament.