Aren't the fundamentals of most religions love and tolerance?
It seems there is a glaring exception.
The poor old erudite pope quotes another pope of centuries past.
As if to prove him correct riots break out around the muslim world!
After the riots over the alleged koran flushing at guantanamo and the Danish cartoons uproar nothing surprises me.
After all muslims have no problem trampling each other to death while visiting their holy site in mecca.
So it's no surprise these rocket scientist clerics live a double standard.
Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Muslim leaders demand apology for Pope's 'medieval' remarks
Benedict acknowledged the "startling brusqueness" of the remark, but went on to endorse fully the view that "spreading the faith through violence is something unreasonable".