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Stressing that they were not his own words, he quoted Emperor Manuel II Paleologos of the Byzantine Empire, the Orthodox Christian empire which had its capital in what is now the Turkish city of Istanbul.

The emperor's words were, he said: "Show me just what Muhammad brought that was new and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached."

Benedict said "I quote" twice to stress the words were not his and added that violence was "incompatible with the nature of God and the nature of the soul".

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In what way was Emproerer Manuel II incorrect?

In the exploration of the history of Christianity and Islam should it be ignored that Christians have attacked Islam with armys or should it be forgotten that Islam has attacked Christiandom with armys?

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Diebold voteing systems can be hacked , safeguards can be defeated .
Ok, I am not surprised every system I can imagine has some possibility of being cheated.

This deserves real study , is the Diebold system more apt to fail or be cheated than other systems?
If it is no worse than the alternative or if it is better then there is no real complaint , where is the demonstration that it is worse than punchcards or paper ballots ? Where is the demonstration that it is better?

I would think that a real fact or two could be found .

John Paul II confrenced with the Rabbis of Rome and called the Jews our elder brothers,

Would there be any percentage in calling the Muslim our little brothers?

Hmmmm.....

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Does it connect the threads better?