A quick reminder about what Pope Benedict did apologize for...

... given to us by Dom:

Most of the world’s media is reporting that Pope Benedict apologized on Sunday for his remarks on Islam last week during a speech in Regensburg, Germany. But that’s not exactly the whole story. In fact, the Pope said he was sorry for “the reactions” toward his words which “were considered offensive.”

That’s not exactly, “I’m sorry because I was wrong.” It’s more like, “I’m sorry because of your overreaction or misunderstanding.” The Pope is not backing down from his speech because he has nothing to apologize for. He simply quoted a 14th-century Byzantine emperor who was under siege by a Muslim army and was saying that Islam should not be spread by violence. That the Muslim world reacted in a fit of violence only proves the point. [More...]

Exactly. A further irony is that just as these insane Muslims could not make any distinctions in Pope Benedict's original address they (and some of our own media) can't understand what Pope Benedict is really apologizing for this Sunday. Is reason so very far gone from our age?