باكستان: انتقادات لمطالبة الفاتيكان بتعديل قانون انتهاك المقدسات

طالب "بنديكت السابع عشر" بابا "الفاتيكان" دول العالم بشجب واستنكار الأحداث التي يتعرض لها النصارى بالبلدان الإسلامية؛ مثل "مصر" و"العراق" و"نيجيريا"، مطالبًا "باكستان" بإلغاء قانون انتهاك المقدسات، معتبرًا إياه ذريعة لممارسة العنف ضد الأقليات.

وقد أثارت تدخلات "بنديكت" في الشأن الباكستاني الإسلامي الداخلي كثيرًا من الأوساط الإسلامية التي اعتبرت تصريحاته مسيئة ومتطفلة؛ حيث أكد الشيخ "حافظ حسين أحمد" - أحد كبار قادة "جماعة علماء الإسلام" - أنه بالرغم من الأسف العميق على ما يتعرض له النصارى، إلا أن تصريحات "بنديكت" تعد تَدَخُّلاً في الشأن الباكستاني، وأنه يلزمه الامتناع عن التدخل في الشؤون الإسلامية.

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Benedict urges Pakistan to amend blasphemy law in annual address

Pope Benedict XVI used an annual meeting at the Vatican to call on 170 nations to denounce attacks on Christian minorities in Egypt, Iraq and Nigeria.

n a rare call to any country specifically, Pope Benedict XVI has called on Pakistan to cancel its anti-blasphemy law, describing it as pretext for violence against minorities.

He also called on Muslim governments to do more to protect Christian minorities from violent attacks. The law made headlines in November last year when a local court sentenced a Christian mother to death for insulting the Prophet Mohammad.

Pope, while addressing diplomats in the Vatican City, also called on Islamabad to make progress in this direction especially after the murder of senior Pakistani politician Salman Taseer, who publicly opposed the legislation.

Responding to pope’s remarks, Pakistan’s one of the influential religious parties described Benedict’s remarks as offensive and accused him of interfering in the country’s internal matters.

"The pope has given a statement today that has not only offended the 180 million Muslims in Pakistan, it has also hurt the sentiments of the entire Islamic world," said Hafiz Hussain Ahmed, a senior leader of Jamiat-e-Ulema-e-Islam (JUI).

"This is an interference in Pakistan's internal matters ... we respect the pope, being head of Christians and their religion, but he should also refrain from interfering in Muslims' religious affairs," he added.

Human rights group and liberal Pakistanis consider blasphemy law as extremely discriminatory especially against the minority groups in the country.

However, they admitted that any attempt to change the law would be followed by an unprecedented reaction in the country.

The pope also called on representatives of 170 nations, which were attending the annual address in the Vatican, to condemn attacks on churches in Egypt, Iraq and Nigeria – the incidents, which killed dozens of innocents recently.