TIME.com: Pope Benedict and Islam

This is an interesting article that contrasts John Paul's efforts against communism a quarter century ago with Benedict's new straight shooting on the obligation of Muslim clerics to teach the faith in a way that precludes terror.

I was very proud of my pope for the direct way he faced muslim leaders on this issue - not blaming the entire religion, but still insisting that clerics have a special responsibility to weed out the problematic fanaticism. To hear a Pope speak against religious fanaticism so eloquently is a wonderful thing, and as the world's most prominent religious leader he had a special duty to do so.

TIME.com: Pope Benedict and Islam