“The Pope is a coward when it comes to confronting Islam and all its evils.-no surprise there though.”
Are we talking about the same Pope who quoted a Byzantine emperor on Islam which caused great controversy around the world? Here’s the quote:
“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.”[3] The emperor, after having expressed himself so forcefully, goes on to explain in detail the reasons why spreading the faith through violence is something unreasonable. Violence is incompatible with the nature of God and the nature of the soul. “God”, he says, “is not pleased by blood – and not acting reasonably (σὺν λόγω) is contrary to God’s nature. Faith is born of the soul, not the body. Whoever would lead someone to faith needs the ability to speak well and to reason properly, without violence and threats… To convince a reasonable soul, one does not need a strong arm, or weapons of any kind, or any other means of threatening a person with death…”.[4]
I think condemning violent coercion by Muslims is pretty direct confrontation and a sign, not of cowardice, but of bravery.
