Pope Benedict, Emperor Paleologos, Count Vlad Go Hand in Hand

The pope quoted from a book recounting a conversation between 14th-century Byzantine Christian Emperor Manuel Paleologos II and a Persian scholar on the truths of Christianity and Islam.

"The emperor comes to speak about the issue of jihad, holy war," Benedict said. "He said, I quote, 'Show me just what Muhammad brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached.'"

Wow and the Muslims get to the verge of anarchy over a review of an historical writing from an emperor.


Hate to know what Muslims would have done if Benedict would have talked about Vlad the Impaler, Vlad the Prince of Wallachia, or better known as Count Dracula. He was a count in modern day Romania, and he was reported to have impaled Muslim skulls on stakes throughout that region. Perhaps Vlad was influenced by Emperor Manuel Paleologos II's writings.

I was taught that Muslims will hold people hostage at gun point in a room and force everybody to convert to their religion.


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060916/ap_on_re_mi_ea/pope_muslims