People will die and churches will continue to be burned regardless of what the pope does or says. Islamic radicals are notorious for unprovoked attacks as we saw on 9/11.
"He is therefore less enthusiastic than his predecessor for interfaith summits such as that staged by John Paul II at Assisi, which critics fear can blur the distinctions between religions and diminish the status of Catholicism."
And it has nothing to do with status. Pope John Paul who bent over for islam was shot 4 times by a turkish muslim.
It's about time.