Irony

Irony is lost on the religious.

The pope quotes some dead emperor in a very long, very boring speech. How boring was it? I read 75% of it, then was overcome with a boredom so severe that I had to stab myself with a pencil to regain use of my legs.

Whatever, the speech is here if you want to risk it.

Here's the offensive quote (read at your own risk)

Without descending to details, such as the difference in treatment accorded to those who have the "Book" and the "infidels", he addresses his interlocutor with a startling brusqueness on the central question about the relationship between religion and violence in general, saying: "Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached".

So muslims around the world take offense (understandably) at the pope's boring speech, and (less understandably) some even call for the pope (and all christians for that matter) to be murdered. Specifically, they intend to:

slit their throats, and make their money and descendants the bounty of the mujahideen

Some muslims were so angry that the pope said their religion was violent that they killed a nun.

Irony is lost on these guys. I honestly don't think they see it.