In his speech on Tuesday, Benedict quoted from a book recounting a conversation between 14th century Byzantine Christian Emperor Manuel Paleologos II and an educated Persian on the truths of Christianity and Islam.

"The emperor comes to speak about the issue of jihad, holy war," the pope said. "He said, I quote, '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.'"

"Way to blame the victim."

See, that's bullshit, though if he merely quoted a passage! Why should he be sorry that they got their nose bent out of shape? "I'm sorry that you are so incredibly thin-skinned that simply by my reading something, you feel the need to murder a nun, her bodyguard, and another hospital worker. I'm sorry that nobody can simply say words, or God/Allah/Diana-forbid, draw a cartoon(!) and your devout beliefs will leave you no other path than to declare bloody and violent retribution on anyone vaguely associated with anything kinda sorta to do with the originator."

There is a difference between apologizing for someone and genuinly feeling regret that they are offended by your actions. If you're not sorry for doing it, but are sorry that someone is hurt by it, what should you say?