The future Pope Leo defended Pope Benedict XVI’s Regensburg speech in 2006

Pope Leo defends Pope Benedict

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The future Pope Leo defended Pope Benedict XVI’s Regensburg speech in 2006
Benedict XVI's Regensburg Address caused a global uproar in 2006.
The whole address in English
A quote about Muhammad fueled Islamic-Christian conflicts. The current Pope Leo XIV defended Benedict early on.
The current Pope Leo XIV defended the controversial Regensburg Address of Pope Benedict XVI from 2006 early on. This is evident from a lecture given in Brno (Czech Republic) by the then-Augustinian Superior Robert Prevost on September 25, 2006, two weeks after the Pope's Regensburg Address. It is included in a book published on Monday, which presents contributions by the current Pope from the years 2001 to 2013.
In his address, Prevost said: "We all know what happened after the speech: Because of a quote taken out of context—let's leave aside the question of whether it was opportune or not—protests were triggered in the Islamic world."
Prevost believes Benedict was misunderstood
After describing these protests, Prevost continued by observing that few had grasped the central point of …

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Prevost attacked the Pope, twisted his words and lied about pagan religions. So plainly he didn't defend him. If he wanted to defend him he would have simply pointed out that the violent protest that resulted in a muder of a Catholic nun and widesread destruction of property was an apt demonstration of the truth of Popes Benedict's address. In other words QED.