Bin Laden's latest v-blog apparently contains a rant against the pope, and the Vatican has just released its response.
I find it curious that articles on bin Laden's anti-papistry don't seem to pursue what appear to me as obvious connections. The articles mention bin Laden's hatred for Western free press, and they might mention that the pope has been trying to improve ties with the Middle East, but no one wants to suggest there might be a link between the pope's effective diplomacy and bin Laden's angst.
The pope may well be a far bigger threat to terrorism than the entire United States military because the pope is working in dialogue with Muslim leaders to find a way to alleviate Islamic hatred towards and misinformation about the West. If Muslims learn that Westerners are not occupiers or violent aggressors, then the terrorists will have a much more difficult time recruiting children and teenagers who have been programmed to hate.
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