Some Catholics like to slam St. John Paul II for an incident in which he showed respect to the Islamic religion by kissing the Koran. By hosting Muslim prayers in the Vatican, is Pope Francis headed for the same fate?
Every pope will have his critics -- and no doubt some Catholics will start branding Pope Francis as a Muslim loving, Koran kissing pontiff -- but the prayers for peace with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli President Shimon Peres on Pentecost Sunday should not put him in that category.
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