[Wall Street Journal] Editorial - The pope isn't condemning Islam; he is inviting it to join rather than reject the modern world. By their reaction to the pope's speech, some Muslim leaders showed again that Islam has a problem with modernity that is going to have to be solved by a debate within Islam. The day Muslims condemn Islamic terror with the same vehemence they condemn those who criticize Islam, an attempt at dialogue - and at improving relations between the Western and Islamic worlds - can begin.
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