The pope has called for a two-state solution in Palestine but is refusing to visit the Gaza Strip, despite the demands of the Popular Committee Against the Siege. While in Jordan he commented:
"Certainly, the contradiction of tensions and divisions between the followers of different religious traditions, sadly, cannot be denied.He should really take a look in the mirror on this one.
"However, is it not also the case that often it is the ideological manipulation of religion, sometimes for political ends, that is the real catalyst for tension and division, and at times even violence in society?"
Hamas MP, Dr Younis Al-Astal, recently barred from entering Britain in case he embarrasses the UK government by speaking truth to power, has blasted the Jordanian government for welcoming the pope.
"Saying something about Mohammed will not harm him but the governments that hail and welcome the pope with hospitality do more damage than the pope's remarks," Younis al-Astal said.
Al-Astal, who was recently barred from entering the UK,was referring to Benedict's 2006 remarks quoting 14th century Byzantine emperor Manuel II Paleologus that Mohammed brought things "only evil and inhuman."
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