Pope Benedict's speech in Germany
By Khadija Watson

The remarks made by Pope Benedict recently in Germany needs to be looked at from another more serious perspective. It was not just a mistake of an old man suffering from dementia. His position as the head of the Catholic Church and the responsibility he holds leaves no room for error, after all the Catholic Church teaches that he is the very representative of Christ on earth and therefore his mouth piece.

He is indeed a very knowledgeable man and knew that his remarks would only add to the fury of anti-Islamic remarks, especially coming so soon after President George W. Bushes' remarks about Islamic fascism

One wonders why he particularly chose to quote a 14th century Byzantine Emperor.

On the evils of wars and blood we need only to look back on history when Christian Spain sent priest on every war ship to force conversion upon the conquered; that is after the genocide of nations and rape of wealth which has affected third world counties until this day. One need not ask why the Catholic Church is one of the wealthiest church and government today (Since the Vatican itself is recognized as an independent country).

Of course all of this was already known to the Pope, who is highly educated and can speak ten different languages. What is not commonly known to most people is that from 1981 until his election as pope, the then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was head of the Congregation of the Doctrine Faith formerly known as the Office of the Inquisition .

The Inquisition was a period of time in the Catholic Church in which the office of inquisitors was purging the Catholic church of non-believers, not in Christ but the Catholic Church itself. Protestant Christians, Jews and Muslims were subject to unimaginable torture, racks, burning at the stake and anything else it could devise in its demon mind. At that time, Christians and Jews alike found refuge in Islamic lands where they could find peace. While Christopher Columbus was headed for the new world, Christians and Jews were leaving for the shelter afforded by Islamic lands.

The Crusades 10th -13th century was a blood bath on both sides. What is always poorly emphasized is the fact that the Crusaders marching through Europe would annihilate complete villages where Jews and Protestants lived. There was a great enmity between Christians and Jews up until World War II, so this new found love for the Jews (whom Christians called Christ killers) is only fairly recent.

Knowing the history of all of this reveals a darker side of Pope Benedict, for one who claims to want to be a friend of Muslims, you would this he would use a less offensive way.

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