Benedict XVI travels to predecessor's homeland

DallasBlog.com | Tom Pauken:

“Benedict XVI is the right man for the moment to address a threat that may turn out to be even more serious than Soviet-driven Communism -- the rise of the forces of militant Islam across the globe.”

Ed Cognoski responds:

Mr Pauken is obsessed with his perception of invading hordes of Muslims overrunning Christian Europe. As for me, I just don't see Islam as being a greater threat than was Soviet Communism. Heck, even today, some readers of the Dallas Blog judge our biggest threat as being Chinese Communism (usually called CHICOM, perhaps indicating someone who is frozen in time in the Vietnam War era, although it reminds me of baseball box scores for the CHISOX). Ideology isn't everything. I hope the Pope has someone in the Vatican briefing him on the influence oil has in the world.