So now the Pope has to apologize. To savages.

I hope he knows the Latin for “Stuff it in your ear, dimwits.”

I’m sorry if my words offend you. They no doubt will upset the savages. After all, they froth at the mouth when they see a cartoon that shows Mohammed in less than flattering light.

They go berzerk when the Pope offers words from a midieval emperor. They clearly did not listen to their mothers. “Sticks and stones may break your bones ...”

The Pope’s words - nay, the long-dead emperor’s words - inspire the extremists to kill a nun. To torch some churches. To call for the beheading of the Pope.

Iran’s supreme leader tells us these words are links in the chain of U.S.-Israeli conspiracies aimed at creating conflicts between religions. Further links. Like the cartoons.

I’m sorry, but this guy is demented.

As is the notorious Muslim extremist who led demonstrations in London. He warned that those who insulted Islam would be “subject to capital punishment”. Folks, that means killed.