And he added, "We're not demanding any acceptance of our apology.
As he stood before three representatives of the families he said, "I humbly request your acceptance of my apology".
"The credibility of our negotiations hinges on his acceptance of an apology to mark a new beginning," said Msgr. Guy Sansaricq of St. Jerome Roman Catholic Church in Flatbush.
"She's retracted the acceptance of my apology, that's fine.
David McCarthy was initially heavily criticised on twitter, but Kittel's gracious acceptance of his apology turned the tide of typically overblown opprobrium.
7 32pm EST- UPDATE: Mr. Coelho and the founders of HOLSTEE have become friends after HOLSTEE responded with a very clever acceptance of his apology.
[Reddit this post!] Last Friday, to moderate media fanfare, an Anti-Defamation League preleaselease declaring the ADL's acceptance of an apology letter from Pastor John Hagee seemed to signal the political rehabilitation of Hagee, John McCain's former political endorser likened by Senator Joseph Lieberman to Moses.
"At the very beginning I approached both clubs but it wasn't possible to get that reconciliation or any acceptance of culpability or apology and, from that time on, it's just escalated".
Yet Turkey's acceptance of Israel's apology for the Mavi Marmara incident in 2010 raises an important question.
Secondly, there is an acceptable level of acceptance and apology, and thirdly financial restitution," said John Miller.
Commenting on the report, Michael Kelly from the newspaper, the Irish Catholic, said: "There is a focus on the victims, a renewal of apologies and an acceptance of the great damage that has been done".
