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Are you on crack or just plain stupid?

Neither! It is a part of your beliefs. The Catechism of the Catholic Church states the following:

841 The Churches relationship with the Muslims. "The plan of salvation also includes those who acknowledge the Creator, in the first place amongst whom are the Muslims; those profess to hold the faith of Abraham, and together with us they adore the one, merciful God, mankind's judge on the last day,"

Of course, the Bible says otherwise. I'll accept your apology now!

I know you will never accept this answer to your slur against the Catholic Church, but here it is. The Church recognizes that Islam has a part of the truth- that there is one God and He is the God of Abraham. Sadly, the Muslem knowledge if the truth is disastrously incomplete.

The Church holds, and has always held that those who have no access to the truth about Jesus Christ may still be saved by His perfect sacrifice. We are all judged by what we have been given, and those who have not been given the full truth of Jesus will be judged with His mercy in view of their ignorance.

Most Muslims are ignorant of Christianity. Throughout the Muslim world bibles are banned. Preaching Christianity is punishable by death. Anyone who would become a Christian is under sentence of death. Any knowledge of the true mission of Christ is kept from them.

Just this evening I met a Syrian Christian at Bible study. He told me firsthand about the troubles of being a Christian in a Muslim country. The Muslims murdered his Grandparents' family. He underwent a subtle persecution most of his life- a second class citizen in his own country.

He also told me how many Islamics totally ignorant of Christianity and that he knows as much of Islam as they do. He knows many former Muslims from his own country who became Christian once they actually had the opportunity to find out about Christ. And that many in those countries are afraid of what would happen to them if they even tried to learn about Christianity. Those who have converted when the came to the West often may not go home ever again or they might be murdered for their new faith.

While many will never forgive the average Muslim their ignorance of Christ, the Church recognizes that Christ came for all mankind, not just those who are lucky enough to hear His message. But of course, those who would not extend that mercy to Muslims are also not charitable enough to look upon me and people like the Syrian, who live under persecution for their faith, as Christians because we believe that the fullest expression of Christianity is in union with Rome.