Rubuta ci gaba ga wannan sakin layi - A lokacin da Paparoma Benedict XVI Musulunci gardama
, wanda kuma aka sani da lacca na Regensburg na 2006, ya bayyana jawabin Paparoma ya kasance "mai hankali da kuma dole". A ranar 12 ga Yuni, 2009, Couchepin ya sanar da yin murabus daga Majalisar Tarayya daga ranar 31 ga Oktoba, 2009. Wannan ya haifar da zabe don cike gurbinsa.