Pada tahun 2006, Paus Benedictus XVI mengeluarkan pernyataan bahwa agama Islam melegitimasi kekerasan. Dalam cuplikan ceramahnya, Paus Benedictus XVI mengatakan, “Show me just what Mohammed 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.” (Tunjukkan kepada saya apa ajaran …
