Well, Thanks For Proving The Point

The eldest son of Libyan president Muammar Gaddafi has called on the Pope to convert to Islam.

Uh, sure.

Tripoli - The elder son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has called on Pope Benedict XVI to convert to Islam immediately, dismissing last week's apology from the pontiff for offending Muslims.

"If this person were really someone reasonable, he would not agree to remain at his post one minute, but would convert to Islam immediately," Mohammed Gaddafi told an awards ceremony on Monday evening for an international competition to memorise the Qur'an.

"We say to the pope - whether you apologise or not is irrelevant, as apologies make no difference to us."

Gaddafi junior also hit out at "those Muslims who look for comfort in the words of a non-Muslim".

He said Muslims "should not look for charity from the infidel… but should fight Islam's enemies who attack the faith and the Prophet Muhammad".

The line about apologies making no difference is the absolute truth. It does not matter what the Pope says, everything is an excuse to work up into a foaming rage and no apologies will defuse the situation.

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  By Sticky Notes, Tuesday, 19 September , 2006 @ 3:57 pm

  Well, the Pope is one who would not convert at gun point. We can be assured of that.

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  By peggy, Wednesday, 20 September , 2006 @ 9:08 am

  Gotta love this “If the Pope were really reasonable” line.

  Yeah, if he were really reasonable he wouldnt insist on resisting what is so completely obvious that he should convert to islam because it so obviously the greatest because we say so and the koran says so and anyone who doesnt think so is just being stubborn.

  There is no religion more bulletproof against reason, reality, fact or objectivity than this one. None.

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