Go Pope

It does look more and more like the Pope knew exactly what he was doing and did it on purpose. I applaud him for it. I only wish he had been more direct. I think that a challenge by the world’s foremost Christian spokesman, calling for world-wide Islam to renounce conversion by the sword and to embrace our God-given reasoning faculty, is a breath of fresh air. The Muslim reaction to it is proof of its necessity. Clarity is good. Everyone is so afraid of saying anything that might be offensive to Muslims, partly out of a rational fear of explosions and beheadings, but also from a fear of being accused of cultural intolerance. Good on the Pope for courage in the face of the enemy. I guess he’s had to beef up his security as a result, but then haven’t we all.