Grand Inquisitor worried about infidels

EUobserver reports, "In an interview last week with Le Figaro magazine, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger said that Turkey is "in permanent contrast to Europe" and that linking it to Europe would be a mistake."

"The German, who heads the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, said that Turkey, which is a predominantly Muslim secular republic, should seek political union with Arab states and not with European countries."

The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith is the modern name of the Inquisition. Mostly Ratzinger goes around in public debates arguing the case for Catholic doctrine, which is a step up from trials with the forced confessions.