OK the point I was trying to make was this. That in our past "Christians" have misinterpreted verses related to graven images and the like. It appears to me that there are various threads of viewpoints on this in the Islamic
world as to graven images idolaltry etc. My main concern is that by over reaction we might strengthen this extreme voices in Islam. Is Islam a cult in the traditional sense of the word. That I dont know. It seems the Catechism is a little gray on that area prob because of various sensibilities. There is no doubt in my mind that this was pretty much made up because certain passages in the Koran tend to identify a certain heresy that made the Virgin Mary a diety that was prevelant in Arabia around the time the Koran was written. My main reason for posting those thoughts as to the Protestant actions was to try to tone down the rethoric some and get people to think. With about every thread containing references to "bombing mecca" it seemed a good idea to try to tone it down and get people to think a little about what is occuring. Again my theory is that the majority of Muslims dont really care nor do they endorse what we have been seeing in the streets.
I had a sense that your posts were well intended, that's why I held back my usual grumpiness. As for that new catechism, toss it in waste bucket and pick up the Catechism of Trent, (aka 'the Roman Catechism). Or even the Baltimore catechism will do. Saint Pius X also wrote a good one. That latest one written by Pope JPII in the early 90's contains a lot of his personal philosophies, and he tends to muddle Catholic doctrine and teachings with his European liberalism and intellectualism. He was a brilliant man, but I also think he had a lot of attachments to the world which tended to divert his attention away from orthodoxy.
Anyway, the thing about islam is that the more you read about it, the more evil it becomes. I just don't know what their redeeming qualities are, there doesn't seem to be any.