Now, that's a damned good point. Maybe the Pope didn't have any say in the writing of his apology. But I can't imagine someone giving a speech and not being able to override something s/he thought was inappropriate. I mean, he's the Pope! I'm sure he could veto some words.

But still, maybe it was written by Catholic PR. In which case, I change my ire to "whoever wrote that bogus apology." :)