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
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