However, what has transpired over the past 6 years removes ALL DOUBT as to what Islam stands for. The Pope has had 6 years of atrocities from which to make this ridiculous statement.
It is as ridiculous as what Bush, Cameron, and other EU leaders have said. The last time BXVI made an elliptical reference to Islam as a violent religion riots broke out, churches were ransacked, including the murder of a Catholic nun.
http://www.religionnews.com/2014/09/10/regensburg-redux-pope-benedict-xvi-right-islam-analysis/