It’s about time the Vatican woke up to this reality.
As much as I admired JPII - he was too conciliatory toward Islam (how long before someone posts the infamous Koran kiss? :-))
This pope seems to be slowly addressing the reality we face in Christendom.
The Vatican "woke up" to this a l-o-n-g time ago, like in the Crusades! This isn't NEW for Catholics either.
Maybe YOU should wake up and read your history. :-))
Besides, it's not the JOB of the Vatican alone to deal with Islam. The countries of Europe and the West have WELCOMED Muslims and allowed them entry, free and clear. How does a FREE country STOP Muslims from entering their countries ... when said countries boast of "freedom of religion"?
The pope is "slowly" doing everything because he is the head of a 2,000 year old church, as the successor to the ROCK on which Jesus built His church. To react fast or knee-jerk is the ballywick of foolish politicians and people who don't THINK things through.