Jihad, the Lord's Supper, and eternal life

There's a fascinating comment in tomorrow morning's Asia Times that explains why the Islamic world is so angry at the Pope. It's not just about 'an insult to the prophet': The Islamic world now views the pontiff as an existential threat, and with reason. Jihad is not merely the whim of a despotic divinity, as the pope implied. It is much more: jihad is the fundamental sacrament of Islam, the