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AFP: Pope's address disappoints Muslim leaders
3 hours ago AMMAN (AFP) Jordanian clerics expressed disappointment that Pope Benedict XVI in an address to Muslim leaders on Saturday failed to offer a new apology for remarks seen as targeting Islam. "We wanted him to clearly apologise," Sheikh Yusef Abu Hussein, mufti of the southern city of ...
Jordan River Clean-Up Needs Pope's Help, Say Environmentalists
huffingtonpost.com — "The world's most holy river is under threat," Israel's Zalul Environmental Association said in an open letter... to the pontiff who was scheduled to arrive in Jordan later Friday. "Water from the once-proud Jordan River is being diverted for domestic and agricultural use, leaving the lower ... (more) Jordan River Clean-Up Needs Pope's Help, Say ...
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Religion of Tolerance Demands Apology from Pope
Little Green Footballs — ... Jordanian Muslim leaders welcomed Pope Benedict to their country by whining and complaining about his speech. ...

Islamic clerics unhappy with Pope: "We want the apology to be clear just like the insults to Islam were clear. He should acknowledge his mistakes. That's our position and the position of all Jordanians."
Jihad Watch — ... They find his expressions of regret that Muslims flew into a murderous rage over his 2006 Regensburg address to be unsatisfactory, and want him to play the dhimmi in a clear and unmistakable fashion. "Pope's address disappoints Muslim leaders," from AFP, May 9 (thanks to Benedict): ...

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