Sadly, the Pope Does Not Get the Islamic Concepts of Jihad and Dhimmitude

Christians are being persecuted like crazy in the Middle East, and yet, while condemning the abominable treatment, the Pope, while on a visit to Istanbul, did this:

At the Blue Mosque on Saturday, one of the greatest masterpieces of Ottoman architecture, the Pope turned east towards Mecca, clasped his hands and paused for two minutes as the Grand Mufti of Istanbul, Rahmi Yaran, delivered a Muslim prayer.

A Pope turning towards Mecca at a time when his brethren are being "cleansed" from Muslim lands: not a good move.