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Statement seen as 'adequate'
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood said Pope Benedict had apologised sufficiently on Sunday for remarks on Islam that angered many in the Muslim world.
- Reuters
- Published: 00:00 September 18, 2006
Cairo: Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood said Pope Benedict had apologised sufficiently on Sunday for remarks on Islam that angered many in the Muslim world.
"We consider that the new statements represent a retreat from what went before," Brotherhood deputy leader Mohammad Habib told Reuters.
"We can consider them a sufficient apology, even if we had wanted the Pope to outline his ideas and vision of Islam," said Habib, whose opposition Islamist group has inspired similar movements across the Arab world.
Habib said: "[The Pope] says that it does not represent his personal views. We would like to know what these personal views are."
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