Islam is evil and violent.
/johnny
LOL!
I will presume that the Pope is just trying to be the consummate politician, and thinking that you will catch more flies with honey, rather than trying to bash them with a 2x4.
Nonetheless, obfuscating the Truth helps no one. Not those being persecuted by the evil and violent religion of islam, nor the muslims themselves. It would not hurt to state the facts: Islam bares no resemblance to a God inspired religion, however it bares signs of having been inspired by Satan: their prophet admits that he was once fooled by Satan because he was wrong 'once' (and the real Bible tells us never to believe a prophet who delivers a false prophecy); it encourages its believers to kill; it has a 1400 year history and legacy of leaving death, mayhem, and destruction in its wake. Given that Satan hates people -- I'd say that Islam IS Satan's religion. Prayers to the people afflicted by it, and prayers for those that have been duped, or cowed, into falling it.