Pope Benedict XVI

Statements of an ex-Pope

This week Pope Benedict XVI broke his seven-month silence to deny covering up child abuse in the Church. Can we expect more, and should a "Pope Emeritus" be saying anything at all? Paul Sims examines the unprecedented

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Muhammad Al Arifi

The trouble with fatwas

As reports of the declaration of "sexual jihad" in Syria show, bizarre clerical pronouncements discredit Islam and distort non-Muslim perceptions of the faith. Riazat Butt calls for some sanity