Subject: A misrepresentation of Islam: Larry, Pope Benedict XVI finally expressed his misguided views of Islam. One billion Muslims revere Muhammad, while many non-Muslims respect him as one of history's most influential people. But Pope Benedict undeniably equated Muhammad's message as "evil and inhuman." This commentary sadly exemplifies many of our world leaders' ignorance of Islam and its values. The pope is completely misrepresenting Islam's heritage of peace, tolerance and justice. It's unfortunate that a person of his caliber would advocate the clash of supposedly opposing civilizations, which is a radical departure from his predecessors' efforts to bridge the relationship between Islam and Christianity. Faisal

RESPONSE: This German Pope is a religious reactionary whose record as a Cardinal and keeper of the faith for the Vatican was filled with judgmental hatred and thus his most recent ignorant comments should come as no surprise.