[Mrs. Don-o]

"When this temple was first opened a Pastor objected to idol worship in New Jersey. I will dig out the link. Very recently a hindu temple was vandalized in Minneapolis."

Sounds like freelance animosity to me. Not, I think, related to papal control of New Jersey and Minneapolis; more like the familiar Jack Chick vs Whore of Babylon, Jew vs. Messianic Jew hostilities. Very unattractive, and, as regards the vandalism, illegal.

And how is this related to Pope Benedict's protest against using the power of the state to prohibit religious conversion?

[Gengis Khan]

"And how is this related to Pope Benedict's protest against using the power of the state to prohibit religious conversion?"

Well Pope Benedict should be more concerned about the hatred and intolerance ailing Christians lands rather than raising the stink every now and then over not having the right to convert Hindus. Everything isnt perfect with Christianity and they are hardly in any position to set a good example.

[Gengis Khan]

"And how is this related to Pope Benedict's protest against using the power of the state to prohibit religious conversion?"

Well Pope Benedict should be more concerned about the hatred and intolerance ailing Christians lands rather than raising the stink every now and then over not having the right to convert Hindus. Everything isnt perfect with Christianity and they are hardly in any position to set a good example.