The problem with the pope
Simon (in a comment at Richard’s):
The fight here is not really between the West and Islam, or even between religion and atheism, but between people who want a “clash of civilisations” and those who don’t. Unfortunately it looks like the Pope is on the wrong side.
The problem here isn’t what the pope said. It isn’t that he was taken out of context and misunderstood. It wasn’t that it was an ill-advised remark from the titular head of a major religion who acts and thinks more like a batty old professor.
The problem with the pope is that such a role still exists. People still buy into this junk. It’s not a war between Christians and Muslims, it’s not the West vs the East. It’s the religious versus the sane, the moderates vs the extremists. There’s a simple way to stop the conflict between religions. Abandon God.
Atheism. You know it makes sense.
