[muawiyah]

You're still missing what's going on. The Moslems don't care what he said ~ he used certain words. The Pope's subsequent statements continue to be grounded in scholarly logic.

If Moslems are the audience, they are incapable of following it. Besides, they are not allowed to use logic in pursuit of religious or moral truth. The "book was closed" a thousand years ago ~ and they cannot change Sharia law.

A Liberal Moslem is one who wants to "reopen the book" ~ not someone who thinks there's any value to using logic in matters of morals.

The Pope's suggestion they engage in dialogue is absolutely incomprehensible to the other side unless it is understood as an insult to the Prophet.

[Northern Yankee]

You're so right!