Half from Column A, half from Column B.
The self-flagellation, men openly sobbing, shouting, gunfire, etc. at their funerals is all one needs to see that these are cultures rooted in over-exaggeration so they can outdo everyone else's grief, anger, whatever.... 'No one loved Ahmed as much as I did! I'll whip and martyr myself to prove it!'
The pope should not apologize, but he probably will. He should recite a list of all the death and destruction, since he mentioned the *quotation* and say, "You proved the point!"