d the sward to protect the human race. According to Hindu scriptures Lord Krishna told his disciple Arjuna to use weapons even against his own relatives, as they were professing anti-Dharma, the anti-religious acts. Such preaching, whenever necessary for a noblRev. Pope Benedict XVI is known for his reasoned behavior. But his statement about Islam religion has set the chain of reactions on. It has come, perhaps, in the most inappropriate time in the history.

Whether we believe it or not, today’s word is divided over the basic reasons for attacking countries like Afghanistan, Iraq, and now preparing to attack Iran. Had there been such a situation in the world before 200 years, it would have been certainly named as an outright war between Christian and Muslim nations. Though it is not so today, as there are fundamental dissimilarities of the situations.

What Rev. Pope said in his recent statement refers to Prophet Mohammad’s acts. (Rev. Pope referred and quoted one historic statement that “Show me just what Muhammad 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.” …NYT article by Ian Fisher on 15th Sept.)

There had been occasions where God-like religious leaders had preferred the sward to protect the human race. According to Hindu scriptures Lord Krishna told his disciple Arjuna to use weapons even against his own relatives, as they were professing anti-Dharma, the anti-religious acts. Such preaching, whenever necessary for a noble

over the basic reasons for attacking countries like Afghanistan, Iraq, and now preparing to attack Iran. Had there been such a situation in the world before 200 years, it would have been certainly named as an outright war between Christian and Muslim nations. Though it is not so today, as there are fundamental dissimilarities of the situations.

What Rev. Pope said in his recent statement refers to Prophet Mohammad’s acts. (Rev. Pope referred and quoted one historic statement that “Show me just what Muhammad 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.” …NYT article by Ian Fisher on 15th Sept.)

There had been occasions where God-like religious leaders had preferred the sward to protect the human race. According to Hindu scriptures Lord Krishna told his disciple Arjuna to use weapons even against his own relatives, as they were professing anti-Dharma, the anti-religious acts. Such preaching, whenever necessary for a nobl

Though it is not so today, as there are fundamental dissimilarities of the situations.

What Rev. Pope said in his recent statement refers to Prophet Mohammad’s acts. (Rev. Pope referred and quoted one historic statement that “Show me just what Muhammad 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.” …NYT article by Ian Fisher on 15th Sept.)

There had been occasions where God-like religious leaders had preferred the sward to protect the human race. According to Hindu scriptures Lord Krishna told his disciple Arjuna to use weapons even against his own relatives, as they were professing anti-Dharma, the anti-religious acts. Such preaching, whenever necessary for a nobl

rought 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.” …NYT article by Ian Fisher on 15th Sept.)

There had been occasions where God-like religious leaders had preferred the sward to protect the human race. According to Hindu scriptures Lord Krishna told his disciple Arjuna to use weapons even against his own relatives, as they were professing anti-Dharma, the anti-religious acts. Such preaching, whenever necessary for a nobl

d the sward to protect the human race. According to Hindu scriptures Lord Krishna told his disciple Arjuna to use weapons even against his own relatives, as they were professing anti-Dharma, the anti-religious acts. Such preaching, whenever necessary for a noble cause, do not amount to trying to infuse violence as the basic law of such religion.

Then comes the question of reason. In which piece of time the world religions have acted with reasons? I don’t mean to say that religions are not following the rules of reason. Instead the faith business is, perhaps, beyond the reason. Faith comes from our hearts, and not from the brains. No person other than Rev. Pope can know this better. Jesus Christ, The Son of God, had stirred the hearts and not the brains.