[RobbyS]

As the pope has said, there are noble elements in Islam, but there are violent elements, and over all their way of thinking is irreconcible with modernity. Islam is irreformable. People talk about a protestant reformation? As I recall, that led to more than 100 years of religious war.

[William Terrell]

As the pope has said, there are noble elements in Islam. . .

What are they and which definition was the pope using?

NOBLE:

noun: a titled peer of the realm
adjective: having high moral qualities (Example: "A noble spirit")
adjective: having or showing or indicative of high or elevated character (Example: "A noble spirit")
adjective: of or belonging to or constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times (Example: "Of noble birth")
adjective: inert especially toward oxygen (Example: "A noble gas such as helium or neon")
adjective: impressive in appearance (Example: "A noble tree")