PopeÂ’s past reveals other cases of affronts to Muslims.

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On a scale of 1 to 10, Pope Benedict XVIÂ’s first attempt at an apology was barely a 3. He said nothing himself, but on Saturday Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the Vatican secretary of state, told the world that "The Holy Father is very sorry that some passages of his speech may have sounded offensive to the sensibilities of Muslim believers."

That didnÂ’t stop the protests that have been building in the Muslim world since the Pope gave the speech on Sept. 12 to an academic audience in Germany, so on Sunday he tried again. Speaking from his summer residence at Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome, he said: "I am deeply sorry for the reactions in some countries to a few passages of my address at the University of Regensburg, which were considered offensive to the sensibility of Muslims."

That wonÂ’t stop the protests either, because he really isnÂ’t sorry for what he said. HeÂ’s sorry for "the reactions in some countries" to his remarks, but he implicitly stands by what he said in Regensburg. So is the new pope really anti-Muslim?

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