[religion] pope benedict, peace be upon him, savages mohammed, peace be upon him

Pope Benedict today in Bavaria [using a quotation, admittedly]: "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." Now this is quite significant firstly, because he has been trying to open dialogue with the Muslims in the last few days, secondly, he said it in Bavaria and thirdly, the strength of the language at a time where his papacy has not been noted for undercutting the former pope [as distinct from in his Cardinal Ratzinger days]. The question is what he’s trying to achieve by this?