CNN has a decent round-up of the past couple of days, but for one point: A transcript of the pope’s remarks obtained by The Associated Press television network reads.. ..like it’s some hugely secret document that only Professional Journalists have the savvy to obtain. Online here since the day he delivered it, bub. But, you…

Link to article in Der Spiegel here. Translated in PRF on this thread: The attacks against the Roman pontifex are especially grotesque. The harsh criticism, which often is accompanied by threats of violence, of Benedict’s speech in Regensburg is not only an attack on the head of the Catholic Church. The malicious misinterpretation of his…

The UK Observer takes a fair look at Benedict and Islam: Benedict, as his friend and associate noted, is sincerely committed to dialogue between Christians and Muslims, but he also believes that the link between terrorist violence and its sponsorship by some Muslim clerics is a big obstacle to further progress. His reaction to 11…

From the UAE: Dear readers, this is no place or occasion to reply to the charges brought up against Islam and its followers. Anyone who has sincerely attempted to study the faith and its history would agree that it has nothing to do with extremism or violence. In fact, unlike the Catholic Church that went…

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