Why apologize?

Why apologize?

The Ambassador of the Holy See asked The Jakarta Post for an
apology on the publication of an article published on April 6. I
don't share the opinion of the archbishop, but would have found
it more fitting had asked the writer of the said article for an
exchange of opinions rather than an apology from the publisher!

The article for sure was published in many other newspapers
all over the world and not many would follow the request for an
apology as the Post did. Democratization efforts here in this
country have led to freedom of the press, allowing that even the
pope can be subject to criticism as in any other democracy and
that each individual has the right to form his own judgment. Even
if an opinion sometimes appears difficult to digest.

MANFRED WEBER, Jakarta