[livius]

this pope is asking if Christians have the right to raise questions about Islam and then, if need be, demand the right to debate them candidly with Muslims.

He does mention the dread word "dialogue" in his address, because he is obviously setting the stage for serious debate on the matter. I say "dread" because "dialogue" has now come to mean feel-good moments where Christians go out and listen to other people tell us how horrible we are and then congratulate ourselves for having stood there and taken it and maybe even having done a little breast-beating as a special extra. I don't think the former is this pope's idea of "dialogue," and the Muslims have been advised of it.

[trisham]

He does mention the dread word "dialogue" in his address, because he is obviously setting the stage for serious debate on the matter.

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I do believe you are right. Prayers for our Pope. He is an inspiration.

[SuziQ]

I don't think the former is this pope's idea of "dialogue," and the Muslims have been advised of it.

Heh, I don't think Pope Benedict is into 'breast beating' in the modern multicultural sense.