Sympathetic ear at Pope's meeting
By Christian Fraser
BBC News, Castel Gondolfo, Rome

Pope Benedict XVI has met Muslim ambassadors and representatives at his summer palace outside Rome, in an effort to mend diplomatic relations.

It was the first time the Pope had been able to put in person an apology which he has now made in public on three occasions.

Amid tight security at Castel Gondolfo the ambassadors from some 20 countries attended.
They included the ambassador for Morocco, who has recently returned to Rome having being recalled by the King of Morocco in the wake of the controversy. the rest