At last, a major western leader speaks the truth...
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached," Benedict quoted the emperor as saying.
"The emperor goes on to explain in detail the reasons why spreading the faith through violence is something unreasonable," the Pope said.
"Violence is incompatible with the nature of God and the nature of the soul," he added.
This is the kind of talk reminiscent of JPII. Of course, the facists are on the attack...
"I do not think any good will come from the visit to the Muslim world of a person who has such ideas about Islam's prophet," Ali Bardakoglu, a cleric who is head of the Turkish government's directorate of religious affairs, said in a television interview. "He should first of all replace the grudge in his heart with moral values and respect for the other."
I think it is pretty clear that Benedict does not harbour ill will toward Islam or its God...he does, however, quite clearly state that he does not favor the spreading of religion by violent means...which, is exactly what the Islamo-facists are doing.
Unfortuantely, they have only been taught to blow themselves up...not read or listen or THINK!
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