Pope Holds a Mirror up to Muslims

It appears that the Pope may have joined the battle of civilizations. In a speech at a German University he quoted a 14th Century Byzantine emporer on the subject of jihad or holy war. The Pope recounted these words to his audience:

'Show me just what Mohammed 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'.

In response the Muslim world has erupted in the face of this undignified insult. I guess they don't like what they see when forced to look in the mirror.

Isn't the Pope's quote quite consistent with the sentiment we hear from the 21st Century Islamofascists? Just last week an Al Qaeda video was broadcast that contained a direct threat to Americans to either convert or face death. The speaker on the tape said the following:

"To Americans and the rest of Christendom we say, either repent (your) misguided ways and enter into the light of truth or keep your poison to yourself and suffer the consequences in this world and the next."

To emphasize the seriousness of his convictions and to punctuate the point, he went on to say:

"After decades of American tyranny and oppression, now it's your turn to die. Allah willing, the streets of America will run red with blood matching drop for drop the blood of America's victims."

If Muslims don't like what they see in the mirror, they should change their appearance. Confronting the Islamofascists head on without lame concerns for political correctness is the only way to join the battle. These people mean business and they want to kill you. I hope the Vatican doesn't go into a phase of apology and backing down.