Muslim Plot To Kill Pope

[chirpychirpy]

Saturday's Daily Express front page headline: Muslim Plot To Kill Pope. Today's Sunday Mirror claims the plot was 'just a joke' they made in the staff ­canteen about 'blowing him up with a rocket-propelled grenade.' Even if this isn't just a feeble explanation/excuse...hilarious, huh? The six men concerned have been arrested, but what has been the general reaction from the non-Muslim world? Well, not much more than a few tut-tuts basically. Had this been the other way round, even it was just a case of a few jokey remarks being overheard about a plot to kill the head of the Islamic faith, how do you think Muslims would have reacted? If their past behaviour is anything to go by, World War 3 would have practically erupted. Lessons for them to learn here, don't you think? And surely it starts with educating reason and balance in their young. Is this another good reason why Islamic schools in the UK should be closed down and their pupils made to integrate with all other schools here?

[Answerprancer]

"Had this been the other way round....how do you think Muslims would have reacted?"
I'm not sure - they're so similar, except the RC church has a much longer track record of atrocities committed over the last few hundred years than Islam.

[woofgang]

well but that might have rehabilitated the Muslim extremists rep.......The Pope lets face it is not Mr Popularity

[chirpychirpy]

my question has nothing to do with 'track records of atrocities', answerprancer

[jno]

that's not going to happen unless they close down Chrstian faith schools too and that's not going to happen because all the middle classes are too busy faking faith to try to get their kids into them. But since you ask, the reaction from the non-Muslim world was to arrest them all over chat in a canteen, wasn't it? Sounds like massive overreaction to me.

[keyplus90]

Muslim world does not have religious leader like POPE. Then those people have already been released but I don't think that will make the front page (as usual).

[anotheoldgit]

I can see where you are coming from chirpychirpy, unlike some it would appear.

But don't worry about it the Muslims are quite proficient at getting rid of their own, leaders or otherwise.