Benedict's speech was stamped with a clinical tone.
He talked about the development in Europe and how rationality grew from the antic to modern times in Europe.
Then he asks for a religion combined with human rationality.
But the quote about Islam and the prophet arouse like a gigantic spark out of his speech.
Benedict is a highly educated man, with long years with his nose in Thology books.
Such political blunder as the religious representative of catholics and as political representative of the vatican is never going to happen accidently.
A long list of experts also checked this speech and prepared it for weeks.
There is no accident, all is well prepared.
How does the islamic world react ?
The islamic world didn't react immediately. Those who triggered this event into the Muslim world was Turkey's representative of Diyanet, Prof. Dr. Bardakoglu, who is a very clarified and rationalist man.
This is very unusual.
After this profiling of Bardakoglu in the world media, other Muslim states followed, as well as fanatics burning Pope dolls oon the street.
After Benedict appoligized for this misunderstanding, he did not appoligized for the case itself, but for misunderstandings of his words, Bardakoglu said immediately something like this:
From Turkish:
"The muslims in the world must learn to express them rationally, to think rational and act rational. Emotional and violent reactions are completely wrong. Violence must be replaced by words. Benedict's new statement is a sign to work for world peace. If required we religious authorities must have the ability to appolgize for things and must work to be a good example for people to follow".
This interesting. Religious authorities must have the ability to appoligize (admit that something was wrong) and be examples for those we represent to follow.
Both did this, very laudable.
The same time, Gül, our foreign minister comes to the press and says, that Turkey is first a secular state and that there are no plans to cancel Benedict's visit to Turkey and that such a move be it from Vatican side or Turkish side would be very bad for world peace.
When we keep this all in front of our eyes, and that Benedict will in some time the first visit a country with 99% muslim citizens in the coming period we can imagine what we will see.
Benedict and Bardakoglu will hug themselves, smile here kiss there all in front of cameras.
Reconciliation is one of the strongest Emotions to move people, millions of christians will watch and think: "Hey, cool man this Benedict.
Millions of muslims will watch abroad of Turkey and will think "Hey, cool man this Bardakoglu".
This will be the beginning to make Turkey as the example for the muslim world. Some more involvements of Bardakoglu brought through world-press into the world, and more and more Muslims of the overwellmingly Muslims who keep silent giving space for radicals will follow Bardakoglu.
If anything, the beginning of the big liberalisation in Islam throughout the Muslim world.
Turkey is now for months in connection to the Vatican, to clear and manage his visit and his programme.
He talked about the development in Europe and how rationality grew from the antic to modern times in Europe.
Then he asks for a religion combined with human rationality.
But the quote about Islam and the prophet arouse like a gigantic spark out of his speech.
Benedict is a highly educated man, with long years with his nose in Thology books.
Such political blunder as the religious representative of catholics and as political representative of the vatican is never going to happen accidently.
A long list of experts also checked this speech and prepared it for weeks.
There is no accident, all is well prepared.
How does the islamic world react ?
The islamic world didn't react immediately. Those who triggered this event into the Muslim world was Turkey's representative of Diyanet, Prof. Dr. Bardakoglu, who is a very clarified and rationalist man.
This is very unusual.
After this profiling of Bardakoglu in the world media, other Muslim states followed, as well as fanatics burning Pope dolls oon the street.
After Benedict appoligized for this misunderstanding, he did not appoligized for the case itself, but for misunderstandings of his words, Bardakoglu said immediately something like this:
From Turkish:
"The muslims in the world must learn to express them rationally, to think rational and act rational. Emotional and violent reactions are completely wrong. Violence must be replaced by words. Benedict's new statement is a sign to work for world peace. If required we religious authorities must have the ability to appolgize for things and must work to be a good example for people to follow".
This interesting. Religious authorities must have the ability to appoligize (admit that something was wrong) and be examples for those we represent to follow.
Both did this, very laudable.
The same time, Gül, our foreign minister comes to the press and says, that Turkey is first a secular state and that there are no plans to cancel Benedict's visit to Turkey and that such a move be it from Vatican side or Turkish side would be very bad for world peace.
When we keep this all in front of our eyes, and that Benedict will in some time the first visit a country with 99% muslim citizens in the coming period we can imagine what we will see.
Benedict and Bardakoglu will hug themselves, smile here kiss there all in front of cameras.
Reconciliation is one of the strongest Emotions to move people, millions of christians will watch and think: "Hey, cool man this Benedict.
Millions of muslims will watch abroad of Turkey and will think "Hey, cool man this Bardakoglu".
This will be the beginning to make Turkey as the example for the muslim world. Some more involvements of Bardakoglu brought through world-press into the world, and more and more Muslims of the overwellmingly Muslims who keep silent giving space for radicals will follow Bardakoglu.
If anything, the beginning of the big liberalisation in Islam throughout the Muslim world.
Turkey is now for months in connection to the Vatican, to clear and manage his visit and his programme.
