As Muslim groups denounce the words of Pope Benedict XVI, two non—Catholic churches were attacked in the West Bank. I am no religious scholar, but from what I read, it appears that in Islam any skepticism or criticism by a non—believer, particularly one without the backing of a standing army (as Stalin's famous question stated, "How many divisions does the Pope have?"), is an attack worthy of a violent reply. One of the churches attacked on the West Bank, shown in an AP photo, was Greek Orthodox. The Greek government — if not its people — have been pro—Palestinian and critical of Israel for decades. No matter. Egyptian Coptic Church officials criticized the Pope and sided with protesting Muslims. Coptics live surrounded by Islam and have been violently attacked by Muslim rioters in the past. See the US Copt's website homepage to read about attacks and killings of Copts in Egypt. I will make an assumption here that at least one of the attacks on the...(Read Full Post)