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If anyone thought that Benedict XVI had backed off after the furor kicked up earlier this month by his comments on Islam, yesterday’s remarks by the pontiff, delivered to nearly two dozen Arab and Muslim ambassadors, should set things clear. The pope quoted his predecessor, John Paul II, who was heroic in winning the Cold War: “As Pope John Paul II said in his memorable speech to young people at Casablanca in Morocco: ‘Respect and dialogue require reciprocity in all spheres, especially in that which concerns basic freedoms, more particularly religious freedom.'”
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By ROSS ANDERSON
|If anyone thought that Benedict XVI had backed off after the furor kicked up earlier this month by his comments on Islam, yesterday’s remarks by the pontiff, delivered to nearly two dozen Arab and Muslim ambassadors, should set things clear. The pope quoted his predecessor, John Paul II, who was heroic in winning the Cold War: “As Pope John Paul II said in his memorable speech to young people at Casablanca in Morocco: ‘Respect and dialogue require reciprocity in all spheres, especially in that which concerns basic freedoms, more particularly religious freedom.'”
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