Byzantium.

In a speech at Regensburg University, Pope Benedict XVI made a speech that seems to have caused waves around the world. It would be welcome news that a pope, any pope get such an audience. Except that, this time, the reaction was very negative. Holding a conference at the school where he had the chair of theology, pope Benedict read a text written by a Byzantian emperor in the 14th century. The Emperor was asking rhethorically what good had prophet Mohammed, PBUH,ever brought except destruction by the sword. The text was written at a time of great confrontation between moslems and christians. It was not a coincidence that His Holiness chose this text at a time when moslem violence seems to reach a new peak.
The "arab street" mysteriously informed of a text in German, written 7 centuries ago,reacted immediately with outrage. 1 billion germanists and Byzantium specialists! We did not know about these hidden talents of our moslem brothers.

Good for the pope. And shame on those who will try anything to inflame the mob in order to fulfill their violent political agenda. After the "cartoons" crisis, I say enough! Where are the so called moderate moslems? Where were they on 9/11?
Enough with mindless violence.
I like this Pope.