Will the pope's comments trigger a reaction similar to — or worse than — the Danish Mohammed cartoon riots? The Daily Telegraph of Australia writes:
Muslim fanatics burned an effigy of the Pope, a Catholic nun was shot dead and terrorist organisation al-Qaeda called for holy war as protesters against Benedict XVI's comments linking Islam with violence resorted to just that.
Meanwhile:Rome's La Repubblica newspaper said the Pope had set back a quarter of a century of efforts by his predecessor John Paul to improve ties with Islam.
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