Muslims Lash Out at Pope's Remarks
Benedict's criticism of Islamic violence draws sharp rebukes and may threaten his Turkey trip.
By Tracy Wilkinson, Times Staff Writer
September 15, 2006

ROME — Pope Benedict XVI flew back to Rome on Thursday to face an international flurry of protest over comments he made critical of historical Islamic violence during a six-day trip to his native Germany.

Muslim clerics and community leaders from Europe to the Middle East and beyond condemned the pope's comments made this week. In Turkey, the first Muslim country the pope is scheduled to visit, the nation's leading religious official demanded an apology and told the pontiff to "look in the mirror" when he assails religious violence. the rest