Oh, for crying out loud…! 

Islamic leaders are now angry about remarks made by Pope Benedict XVI. In particular they are upset that he quoted the words of 14th-century Byzantine emperor Manuel II Paleologus: “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.” The Pope claims he was merely trying to point out that violence and faith in God are incompatible and was not asserting that Islam is inherently violent.

In response, some jackasses firebombed two churches on the West Bank and said it was in retaliation for what the Pope said. Yeah, that’ll show us that Islam isn’t inherently violent!

I don’t, by the way, believe Islam is inherently violent. But these outraged Muslim leaders would have a lot more moral authority if they denounced the acts of radical Islamic terrorists with the same vigor they display when reacting to even the tiniest criticism from a non-Islamic.