[Pining_4_TX]

And everyone is entitled to his opinion.

As a Protestant, this doesn’t bother me one bit. The Pope holds no sway over me. Although various groups of Christians have whupped on each other in the distant past, it would seem that we have learned to stop trying to force our views on each other. Muslims are another story.

[muawiyah]

See "Treaty of Westphalia" ~ lays it all out for you concerning forcing religion on this or that or another party ~ even the Pope (of the time) signed on.

It brought an end to the various conflicts making up what we call the Thirty Years War.

[Logophile]

And everyone is entitled to his opinion. . . . . As a Protestant, this doesn’t bother me one bit. The Pope holds no sway over me. Although various groups of Christians have whupped on each other in the distant past, it would seem that we have learned to stop trying to force our views on each other. Muslims are another story.

As a Mormon, I agree with you.