Surprise, surprise – Mad Mel sides with Pope Benedict: “the Pope’s real crime surely lay in speaking a truth that is denied by the many who claim that Islam is a religion of peace. On the contrary, Islam does indeed have a long history of imposing its faith on the world by the sword.”
Unlike European Christians, of course, who have spread their faith across the world by purely pacifistic means.
Mel concludes with a dire warning: “Our greatest danger comes from those in the West who … have mentally surrendered to the irrationality and false logic of those who accuse the West of aggression simply because it defends itself against Islamic holy war. This surrender has already resulted in a degree of self-censorship and back-to-front thinking, with accusations of ‘Islamophobia’ hurled at those telling the truth about the violence practised by some Muslims in the name of Islam.
“If we are ever to defeat the global jihad against free societies, it is vital to tell that truth – that it is the West that is under attack. It is in that context that the Pope’s remarks must be seen – defending Christianity and western civilisation from an onslaught that has not just snuffed out many innocent lives, but seeks to snuff out freedom and truth itself.”
The British National Party mourns the passing of a co-thinker:
“Pope Benedict delivered his controversial speech in Germany the day after the fifth anniversary of September 11. It is difficult to believe that his reference to an inherently violent strain in Islam was entirely accidental. He has, most unfortunately, withdrawn from the interfaith initiatives inaugurated by his predecessor, John Paul II, at a time when they are more desperately needed than ever. Coming on the heels of the Danish cartoon crisis, his remarks were extremely dangerous. They will convince more Muslims that the west is incurably Islamophobic and engaged in a new crusade. We simply cannot afford this type of bigotry.”