Pope stops short of apology to Muslims (AP)

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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060917/ap_on_re_eu/pope_muslims"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060916/capt.aef7a7bc352d44c3904ec88eab6a78e7.vatican_pope_muslims_oss101.jpg?x=130&y=79&sig=B4eQlF_6sr2cNX1GwHbFlA--" align="left" height="79" width="130" alt="In this photo provided by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope Benedict XVI reads a speech during a meeting on stem cells at Castel Gandolfo, the pontiff's summer residence on the outskirts of Rome, Saturday, Sept. 16, 2006. Pope Benedict XVI 'sincerely regrets'' that Muslims have been offended by some of his words in a recent speech in Germany, the Vatican said Saturday amid demands for apologies from much of the Islamic world and some reports of violence. Second from right is outgoing Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Angelo Sodano, others are unidentified. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano, HO)" border="0" /></a>AP - Pope Benedict XVI "sincerely regrets" offending Muslims with his reference to an obscure medieval text that characterizes some of the teachings of Islam's founder as "evil and inhuman," the Vatican said Saturday.</p><br clear="all"/>

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