Bombings in Iraq Kill Dozens
SUSAN ROESGEN, CNN ANCHOR, CNN SUNDAY MORNING: speech last week has caused in the Muslim world. The pope had quoted a 14th century manuscript that linked Islam and violence. Meanwhile, an Italian nun has been shot to death in Somalia. It's unclear whether her death is linked to the controversy, but coming up in five minutes we'll have a closer look with our CNN Faith & Values Correspondent Delia Gallagher. Bombings in Iraq killed dozens of people today. Most died in a series of car bomb attacks in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk. A live report from Baghdad is just minutes away.</s>RICK SANCHEZ, CNN ANCHOR, CNN SUNDAY MORNING: A tornado hop scotches across eastern South Dakota. Local reports there seem to indicate the two farms were hit by this tornado. Meteorologist Bonnie Schneider shows us today's severe weather forecast. She's going to be coming up in about 15 minutes. Meanwhile Shuttle Atlantis prepares for a returns to Earth. Ten minutes ago it undocked from the International Space Station. In a few minutes Atlantis will begin flying around the station to inspect new additions. Atlantis is due back Wednesday. Here's what we do, we run down the top stories every 15 minutes here on CNN SUNDAY MORNING, with in-depth coverage all morning long. Your next check of the headlines is coming up at 9:15 Eastern. This is the CNN Center and this is CNN SUNDAY MORNING. It's September 17th, 9 a.m. in Atlanta, 3 p.m. at the Vatican. Good morning, I'm Rick Sanchez.</s>ROESGEN: I'm Susan Roesgen filling in again this morning for Betty Nguyen. Thanks for starting your day with us. We have big story, a developing story, in South Carolina this morning. An arrest just within the last few hours of a suspect in the kidnapping of a 14-year-old girl; she was rescued from an underground bunker after text messaging her mother. It is an incredible story detailed by Dan Tordjman of our affiliate WIS.</s>DAN TORDJMAN, REPORTER, AFFILIATE WIS (voice over): Fifteen feet deep, nearly twice as long. Authorities say this is the tunnel Elizabeth Shoaf was forced into by kidnapper Vinson Filyaw.</s>SHERIFF STEVE MCCASKILL, KERSHAW CO., S.C.: We found food and clothing, you know, propane cylinders.</s>TORDJMAN: Complete with cooking appliances and a makeshift pantry, WIS getting an inside look at what deputies say is one of four bunkers built by Filyaw. Officials also finding hand grenades and flare guns. Each underground home camouflaged by leaves and branches. But when authorities found Shoaf she was above ground, standing frozen at the top of the bunker.</s>UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: She's doing fine and I really have no details as to where they found her or anything like that, but she is fine. She's alive and God did bring her home, and she was not a runaway.</s>TORDJMAN: A point stressed by family for nearly 10 days wanting to know why authorities wouldn't put out an Amber Alert. (on camera): Why wasn't the Amber Alert issued?</s>MCCASKILL: Well, it did not meet the criteria, number one. They did not leave the house. They'd been within half a mile from her house the whole time. We had absolutely nothing to lead us to believe that she had left this area.</s>TORDJMAN: How about the fact that there was a known sex offender in the area.</s>MCCASKILL: We've had several in here, and we've cleared them out. You know?</s>TORDJMAN: OK. Do you feel OK about the way the case unfolded?</s>MCCASKILL: Sure, I do. We all hated that we could haven't done it quicker, but we worked as fast and quickly as we possibly could.</s>ROESGEN: Again, the girl is safe. The suspect is in custody. And we talked to the Sheriff Steve McCaskill there, about the arrest earlier this morning.</s>MCCASKILL: We were able to capture him this morning after a lady reported an attempted carjacking in Richland County, near the Pontiac area. After she reported that her car -- she'd almost been carjacked by an individual. She was shown a picture of Filyaw by Richland County deputy and she positively identified him. And we were able to put the bloodhounds down, as well as the air support, the helicopter, and the airplane that we already had in the air. And moved the perimeter team that was in place in Kershaw County over to Richland County and we were able to track him down -- pardon me, and capture him.</s>ROESGEN: In fact the girl was standing outside the bunker with the cell phone when her mother found her. She had been missing again for 10 days.</s>SANCHEZ: This morning the intersection of faith and fury. Pope Benedict says he's sorry Muslims reacted angrily to his Tuesday remarks. He says the 14th century quotes that linked Islam to violence do not reflect his own feelings. At least one Muslim group is satisfied with that, a significant Muslim group, we should add. Here now to offer some perspective, CNN's Faith & Values Correspondent Delia Gallagher. Bring us up-to-date, if you would, Delia, on what the pope has said so far.</s>DELIA GALLAHGER, CNN FAITH & VALUES CORRESPONDENT, CNN SUNDAY MORNING: I think we should go straight to the direct quotation that he used. He said, "I'm deeply sorry for the reactions in some countries two a few passages of my address at the University of Regansberg (ph), which were consider offensive to the sensibility of Muslims. This were, in fact, a quotation from a medieval text, which do not in any way express my personal thought." So, that's really the sum total of his apology. And it is a fairly complete apology. As we pointed out earlier, it's not an apology for saying what he said, but it is an apology that perhaps he feels his comments were taken out of context.</s>SANCHEZ: It's important in two parts. First of all, he says I regret what's happened after as a result of what I said. Obviously, he feels bad about it. In the latter part he says those are not my personal thoughts. In other words, he's saying, I do not think Islam is a violent religion.</s>GALLAGHER: Right. He's saying, I was using this in a context to make a different point, and the point is more of a subtle one about violence and religion in general. And sometimes what happens when we don't truly follow what religion says we should do.</s>SANCHEZ: He's a follower, he is a by-the-book pope, right?</s>GALLAGHER: Yes, he is a rational man. He's a pope who believes we can sort of arrive at truth. That we can know things with certainty and the way to do that is to engage in this kind of philosophical discussions about it. But, you know, that's very counter culture. I mean, we don't have time for that in today's world. This is what we're seeing this kind of clash between a very intellectual pope and a modern media society which needs sound bites.</s>SANCHEZ: He doesn't speak in sound bites now, does he?</s>GALLAGHER: No.</s>SANCHEZ: Delia, thanks so much. We appreciate it.</s>GALLAGHER: You're welcome.</s>SANCHEZ: We'd like to hear what you have to say about the pope's comments on Islam and the hubbub that has been caused as a result. Is an apology need by the pope? Perhaps you think it should be more direct, or is the controversy, in your estimation, much ado about nothing? E-mail us. We want to know what you think. The address is weekends@cnn.com.</s>ROESGEN: If you're just catching up with the news this morning, it has been a deadly Sunday in Iraq. Four car bombings already in the northern city of Kirkuk. 23 people killed, dozens more injured, and we've got an update now with CNN Cal Perry in Baghdad -- Cal.</s>CAL PERRY, CNN CORRESPONDENT, CNN SUNDAY MORNING: Good morning to you, Susan. What we understand from Iraqi police at this point, in a period of less than three hours, four car bombs exploding in the northern oil-rich city of Kirkuk; 23 people are dead and at least 66 others wounded. It started at 10 a.m., the first target a criminal investigations building, there in that city, about 10 minutes later outside an NGO office, 20 minutes following that, an explosion outside a mosque. And about four hours ago, up until this point, the fourth and final car bomb, on a busy street, in a downtown neighborhood. As I said, 23 people dead, at least 66 others wounded -- Carol (sic).</s>ROESGEN: OK. Thank you Cal Perry, reporting for us from Baghdad this morning. "This Week At War" is today at 1:00 Eastern. CNN correspondents will discuss the grim assessment of Iraq. Fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan and the crisis in Darfur. John Roberts hosts "This Week At War" today at 1 Eastern, only on</s>CNN. SANCHEZ: A suicide bomber driving to his mission, or maybe not. Powerful propaganda from Al Qaeda? We'll have that, plus.</s>ROESGEN: Caught on tape, several Tornados sweep through South Dakota and Nebraska. What's heading your way? We'll have your full weather forecast straight ahead.