The Pope's speech (link)

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http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/speeches/2006/september/documents/hf_ben-xvi_spe_20060912_university-regensburg_en.html

Scientists and philosophers appreciated it.
Howling mobs of fanatics hated what they could understand of it.
(This suggests that a lot of LJers will hate what they can understand of it.)

Comments

[sartorias.livejournal.com]

Thanks for that link--that was an excellent read.

[goreism.livejournal.com]

I agree with Fr. Samir, here; I doubt most of the people angry with the speech have actually read it.

[lyssiae.livejournal.com]

Take a look at some people on my flist: not only did it take some more than was necessary to read the thing before reacting to it, they've also apparantly misinterepreted the "apology".

I generally take an optimistic view of humanity: I believe that with some effort, pretty much everyone (in any event, a damn sight more than currently seems to be the case) would be able to follow structured arguments as seen in the Pope's lecture.

At the very least, I will cling to that optimism until they decide to beat it out of me. Not even people burning effigies of my optimism will deter me! Muahaha!

[redcoast.livejournal.com]

Arrrrrrrrrrrrroooooooo!

No, I'm just kidding.

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

I'm glad to have had the chance to read it--thanks!

[patchworkmind.livejournal.com]

I completely fail to understand why anger was roused.

Keep in mind that I am not a self-loathing, thirsting for death or revenge or both against an enemy I cannot and have never seen, brainwashed masogynist who has been purposefully kept uninformed, undereducated and vociferously propogandized by a theofascist regime bent on regaining 'past glories', avenging 'past wrongs' and achieving regional/world domination through the skillful exploitation of the weaknesses of another culture.

...

Oh, I'm sorry. Did I say that out loud?

[johncwright.livejournal.com]

Thank you for posting the link. My admiration for the Benedict XVI increases.