re: "The Pope Gets in the Game"

Cardinalpark, posting at TigerHawk, has some thoughts about the Pope's remarks.

Money quote(s):

"History does not unfold entirely accidently, and I don't believe this Pope made his remarks casually. He views himself as the steward of 1 billion people, and most Catholics around the world accept this. No Muslim leader has the same authority.

I think he has just told 1 billion Catholics, and others who will listen, including Muslims, that Islam's notion of forced conversion is bullshit. "