Point out that there is a history of violence in the faith of Muhammad and one is immediately labeled with some sort of psychological illness. Even if you are the pope! Seems that the Holy Father caused some hurt feelings by questioning violent jihad or holy war. According to that ever apolitical BBC:
In his speech at Regensburg University, the German-born pontiff explored the historical and philosophical differences between Islam and Christianity and the relationship between violence and faith.
Stressing that they were not his own words, he quoted Emperor Manual II Paleologos of Byzantine, the Orthodox Christian empire which had its capital in what is now the Turkish city of Istanbul.
The emperors words were, he said: “Show me just what Muhammad 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.”
Predictably, his words were taken a slanderous and “insensitive.” Forget the truth, he hurt real peoples’ feelings.
Religious leader Ali Badda Kolu said the Pope’s comments represented what he called an “abhorrent, hostile and prejudiced point of view”.
Whilst Muslims might express their criticism of Islam and of Christianity, he argued, they would never defame the Holy Bible or Jesus Christ.
Right. Just forced conversions at gunpoint (Fox reporters) and killing those who insult Islam.
Many Turks see Benedict as a Turkophobe and commentators call his words just before the holy month of Ramadan “ill-timed and ill-conceived”, our correspondent adds.
