Pope Benedict’s comments last week that sparked such a furor have united the Muslim world. But the bigger story is the effect those comments are having among Catholics.

Pope Benedict’s visit last week to Bavaria clarified the pontiff’s future direction on matters destined to have a powerful effect on religion and the global political order.

Evidence of an approaching clash of cultures turns up in a recent survey in Germany.

Revenge attacks over depictions of Muhammad prove that war between Islam and Europe is inevitable.

Europe is largely unrepentant for publishing cartoons that offended Muslims, who responded by burning embassies and threatening lives. There is a dangerous divide here.