The head of Lebanon's Christian Maronite community defended Pope Benedict XVI Sunday against what he termed a 'misunderstanding' over the pope's comments on violence and Islam earlier this week. | “the criticism of the pope is part of a political campaign based on a misunderstanding...” |
During his Sunday sermon in Bkirki, north of Beirut, the patriarch expressed 'sorrow about the reactions in the Islamic world' over the speech which the pope made Tuesday in Germany. Sfeir said 'the speech was misunderstood.'