The Pope is having a bad week.
First he gives an address that Moslems take offense at.
Then a general apology is issued--but the Moslems want more.
Then the Pope issues a public apology--but he does not seem to have gone far enough.

Some Muslims want to give the Pope helpful advice:

An influential Iranian cleric, Ahmad Khatami, warned that if the Pope did not apologise, the "outcry will continue until he fully regrets his remarks". He suggested "the Pope should fall on his knees in front of a senior Muslim cleric and try to understand Islam".

But while trying to appease the Moslems, the Pope:

...appeared to risk causing fresh controversy during his speech yesterday when he cited a passage from St Paul that risked being interpreted as hostile - not by Muslims, but by Jews. It described the crucifixion of Jesus as a "scandal for the Jews".

When this incident first started, some saw it as a major representative of the West taking a stand.

Now it merely looks like another representative of the West in disarray.

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