Appropriate words from Cardinal Arinze:
‘Those who blaspheme Christ and get away with it are exploiting the Christian readiness to forgive and to love even those who insult us. There are some other religions which if you insult their founder they will not be just talking. They will make it painfully clear to you,’ Arinze said.
This appeared to be a reference to protests by Muslims around the world over cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad.
Last month, another broadside against ‘The Da Vinci Code’ was launched by Archbishop Angelo Amato, the number two official in the Vatican doctrinal office which was headed by Pope Benedict until his election last year.
If something similar were produced about Muhummad, what do you think the reaction of the Muslim world would be?
Likewise, if something similar were produced about any marginalized group in America, what would the reaction be?
Anti-Catholicism; the last acceptable prejudice.