Pat Robertson has apologized to the son of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon for saying Sharon’s massive stroke was God’s judgment on him. (See earlier post: “Robertson: Leave God’s Judgment in God’s Hands”). In a letter dated Wednesday and addressed to the prime minister’s son, Omri Sharon of Jerusalem, Robertson wrote:

“I ask your forgiveness and the forgiveness of the people of Israel for remarks I made at the time concerning the writing of the holy prophet Joel… My concern for the future safety of your nation led me to make remarks which I can now view in retrospect as inappropriate and insensitive in light of a national grief experienced because of your father’s illness. I ask your forgiveness and the forgiveness of the people of Israel for saying what was clearly insensitive at the time.”

Full text of the letter is here: Robertson apology.