Do you think it is OK for any Christians to honor the book which glorifies a false god? Most Protestants are appalled by that.
As are many Catholics. But perhaps those appalled aren't aware that the Koran exhorts it's believers to submit to the God of Abraham. Thus the false god accusation isn't entirely applicable.
The pope is supposed to speak with the authority of Christ....and he kissed the book of the moon god.
Our Lord was also accused of blasphemy and engaging in scandalous activities. He was ridiculed for associating with sinners,allowing prostitutes to wash his feet,and for performing miracles on the sabbath, to give a few examples off the top of my head. Apparantly the pope is ascribing to the spirit of the law and not the letter, as his Master taught.
I will repeat here that one should not look upon the gesture as reverence for the book, but more as an act of respect for the people who revere the book.
Mohammad made up his religion out of whole cloth..he started with a Egyptian pagan god, he then added some Jewish customs and some christian customs in order to attract both groups into his personal religion. The quran is no more "true" or "holy" than the Book of Mormon. I once worked with a JW we became friends..she told me they looked for Catholics because they didn't know the Bible..they were ordered to stay away from "born agains"
This is just more evidence of the truth of her statement.