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Saturday, September 22, 2007

Pope Benedict Defends Religious Freedom

The Pope has again risked provoking the wrath of the Islamic world, by criticising its treatment of Christians.

Benedict XVI attacked Muslim nations where Christians are either persecuted or given the status of second-class citizens under the Shariah Islamic law.
He also defended the rights of Muslims to convert to Christianity, an act which warrants the death penalty in many Islamic countries.


It will be interesting to see how this is treated in the Western press and how Islam reacts.

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