VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict said on Sunday he was deeply sorry Muslims had been offended by his use of a mediaeval quotation on Islam and violence, but failed to quell the fury of some Islamic groups demanding a full apology.
The head of the world's 1.1 billion Roman Catholics, whose comments on Tuesday sparked worldwide Muslim anger because they were seen as portraying Islam as a religion tainted by violence, said the quotation did not represent his personal views.
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