Apparently the Muslim Brotherhood has offered its hand to
the new pontiff.
Pope Francis is a critic of Pope Benedict’s 2006 speech in Germany
where he quoted a Byzantine Emperor that said “show me just what Mohammed
brought that was new and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such
as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached.”
It caused a rupture in relations between Muslim authorities and the
Vatican, with almost 40 Muslim scholars signing a letter of protest. Five
churches were attacked in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, reinforcing the
negative depiction of their religion that they were so offended by.
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