[HapaxLegamenon]

The thing to understand about this pope is that Vatican II (1962-65) is the starting point for everything. Thus everything must be rehashed accroding to the liberal ideals of modern man. Thus, his preocupation with ecumenism. Hostlities between religions must be avoided at all cost. Thus the Catholic Church continues to make concessions in every corner while receiving nothing back. This war, inasmuch as it shows the cruelty and bloodiness at least of some forms of Islam (Cut your enemies heads off, sucide bombing for alah, etc), threatens to destroy the shadows and Phantam sucesses that he thinks ecumenism has wrought.

[DED]

Ecumenism is like the joke I heard several years ago. A little boy comments that all religions are just different ways of voting for God. This concept is wrong - all religions are mutually exclusive, making it very important to look into it enough to be sure you're making the right choice!

Christianity can be supported historically. Kids are taught things in history class for which there is less historical evidence than there is for the existence of Jesus Christ. And there is overwhelming historical evidence that the Bible is incredibly accurate.

Can Islam make the same claim?

[Smocker]

I'd like to add, I don't even trust the report that the Pope weighted in on any of this. My guess would be his Vatican handlers put out the press release.