Wow. A complete and utter milquetoast response at very best on religious violence by the Bishop of Rome. Not surprising, all things considered.
I see you didn't bother to read what he said:
I also liked how he slipped in an admission of guilt for the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre in there.
I did read it, and found myself eye-rolling throughout. It's an astonishingly weak, apologetic response. It's a step away from, "Well, I don't condone it, but that's what you get." Which is complete b.s.
Killing in the name of God was NOT an aberration, it was a
policy. And it currently is with groups like ISIS.
The fact that religionists expect to put up a shield which immunizes religion from criticism is never more obvious than it is here, and I think it's awful. It is literally like a state political system shielding itself from criticism (Soviet, e.g.).