If you hadn't been here since 2001 I'd seriously question whether you were a real poster or something else.
I have a major problem with the Pope kissing the Koran. I'm not advocating burning the Koran, flushing it down the toilet, or anything of that sort, but kissing a book that contains doctrines of demons is not something a Christian religious leader should be doing.
As a side point, I think conservative Roman Catholics need to remember that one problem of believing in a hierarchical church is that you have to support the actions of the head of your hierarchy. I don't know the details of why the Pope kissed the Korean, but actions like this one are exceedingly difficult to defend.
I have every right in the world to object — and object strenuously — to actions of the moderator of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church. (I actually know of no reason to have no problem with the moderator who just took office a few weeks ago; I'm talking in theoretical terms.) I do, however, have huge problems with many things going on at Erskine College and Seminary and would never recommend that anyone attend that institution. It's a little harder for a conservative Roman Catholic to object to the actions of the Pope and the ecclesiastical bureaucracy of the Vatican.
The current Pope, during his time as Cardinal Ratzinger, did a fairly good job of affirming historic Catholic doctrine. It's quite hard to say that about certain previous Popes.