An ex-head of the Inquisition denounced Islam’s violence with no criticism

Evidence

It is ironic that Joseph Ratzinger—who was elected Pope Benedict XVI after serving as head of the Vatican office of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (formerly known as the Inquisition)—could denounce the spreading of religion through violence and face little or no criticism. This is how ideology operates. The repetition of taken-for-granted frames by “primary definers” prevents alternative explanations. Perhaps the most potent, and the longest surviving frame, is that Islam is at its core a violent religion. — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 355

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Category: Contrarian or Surprising Claims

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