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| Vatican-Muslim talks due in Italy | Vatican-Muslim talks due in Italy |
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| Vatican officials and senior Muslims are due to meet in Rome, hoping to lay the foundations for landmark Catholic-Islamic talks later this year. | |
| Five senior figures from each religion will define the terms of a larger meeting involving Pope Benedict XVI. | Five senior figures from each religion will define the terms of a larger meeting involving Pope Benedict XVI. |
| Catholic-Muslim relations soured after a 2006 speech in Germany, in which the Pope quoted a 14th Century Byzantine emperor's criticisms of Islam. | Catholic-Muslim relations soured after a 2006 speech in Germany, in which the Pope quoted a 14th Century Byzantine emperor's criticisms of Islam. |
| The Regensburg speech provoked Muslim fury and triggered protests worldwide. | The Regensburg speech provoked Muslim fury and triggered protests worldwide. |
| But it also prompted 138 Muslim scholars to launch an appeal to the Pope for greater dialogue. | But it also prompted 138 Muslim scholars to launch an appeal to the Pope for greater dialogue. |
| Among the Muslim representatives at this week's two-day talks are a Turk, a Briton, a Jordanian, a Libyan and an Italian. | Among the Muslim representatives at this week's two-day talks are a Turk, a Briton, a Jordanian, a Libyan and an Italian. |
| The Vatican has regular meetings with officials from Cairo's al-Azhar University, a seat of Sunni Muslim learning. | The Vatican has regular meetings with officials from Cairo's al-Azhar University, a seat of Sunni Muslim learning. |
| But the Pope now seems convinced of the need for a wider, if more difficult dialogue with Islam. | But the Pope now seems convinced of the need for a wider, if more difficult dialogue with Islam. |