As you are proably already aware the world of Islam is a tad ticked off at the Pope because the Pope suggested Islam take a good look at itself and its pre 13th Century teachings.
Islam, to my knowledge, since its founding has never undergone a reformation or renaissance as has the Chirstian religion. Radical Islam, to me, is nothing more than a bunch of male chauvinist thugs attempting to perpetrate a middle-aged way of life in the 21st Century under the guise of being a religion in which strong men enslave and rule women and the weak.
I offer benevolence is neither a principle or teaching of Islam. Fact is the Mullahs [Islam's spiritual leaders] teach Jihad [war against non-believers], annihilation of Isreal and destruction of America, the great Satan, while the Pope preaches Love for all mankind.
Now if some of the Islamic faith wish to take issue with what I write I suggest they first take a good look not only at Islam but its radical faction first, then, as the Pope suggests, explain to me how Islam's Allah's teachings are expressions of love and tolerance before going further.
Explain to me why radical Islamic Terrorists choose to murder wantonly, daily, those men, women, and children, of the same faith as they.
Explain to me why the Islamic religion and world is still composed of seperate tribes who enjoy murdering and torturing each other simply because of accident of birth.
Explain to my why radical Islamic Terrorists and their Mullahs have a phobia about those ordinary Islamic followers with an intent to do good for others.
Explain to me why radical Islamic terrorists are so scared of those ordinary Islamic believers who are beneficient in nature such as government officicals, school teachers, doctors, police, soldiers, and the average Iraqi on the street that they make such members of their same professed faith prime targets for murder and torture.
Let me offer a reason why radical Islamic Terrorists and reasonable followers of Islam can never live in peace side by side. Simply put, the radical extremist Terrorist Thugs can not tolerate anyone who practices the Humanities because those who advocate the Humanities or support the Humanities are concerned with the removal of evil from not only their lives but others lives as well regardless of race, creed, or color and so they are radical Islam's Thugs greatest enemy.
To the radical Islamic Terrorist, I offer, a reasonable member of the Islamic faith is a threat, a cancer, that must be removed because such a person is a living example of moral excellance which is not what radical Islam is all about at all.
Wherever there is distress Humanity will eventually come to its relief as has the United States in the case of Afganistan and Iraq and on several past occasions the rest of the world.
I pray that in Sudan the United Nations will soon find the courage to act for if it doesn't I offer each and every member nation and its representative's names will all be known for all time as being the world's greatest and most despised cowards.
Humanity is a characteristic peculiar to man therefore it is my express opinion any man, any nation, any religion, that does not practice and preach humanity is an evil which must, like a cancer, be destroyed.
To me the Judeo/Christian God is the one true God because He is Love exemplified to Nth degree and the difference seperating Jew from Christian will be answered when Our Lord sets foot on Earth and answers the question: "Are you just arriving or are you returning, Lord?"
Footnote: Mz. O'Donnel, your mouth vomits unfounded male bovine barnyard droppings, get thee back to Gehenna! SYOTB