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Jews and Muslims have mostly postive words for the Pope.<\/a><\/p>\n

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"Finally a pope who, before a Muslim delegation, condemns Islamic-rooted terrorism without exception," Italy’s leading Islamic commentator, Magdi Allam, wrote in the Corriere della Sera daily, saying Benedict’s speech amounted to a "new season" in Christian-Muslim relations. <\/p>\n

The head of Germany’s Muslim Community, Nadeem Elyas, who met with Benedict, said the discussions were "constructive." He welcomed Benedict’s comments that terrorism was a common problem of all religions, and not specifically Islam. <\/p>\n

Hamza Mansour, secretary-general of the Islamic Action Front, Jordan’s largest Muslim opposition group, said it was "unfortunate" the pope singled out Muslims "as if terrorism is of Islamic origin." <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jews and Muslims have mostly postive words for the Pope. "Finally a pope who, before a Muslim delegation, condemns Islamic-rooted terrorism without exception," Italy’s leading Islamic commentator, Magdi Allam, wrote in the Corriere della Sera daily, saying Benedict’s speech amounted to a "new season" in Christian-Muslim relations. 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