Catholic World News reports that Pope Benedict XVI will not meet with Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who had seemed eager to meet with the pontiff.
In my opinion, this is appropriate diplomatically, but it may increase mimetic tension for Ahmadinejad. As a collective, the Scimitar is utterly beholden to the Judeo-Christian worldview for its very existence: a "model/rival" relationship from its inception. Ahmadinejad as the froth on this cauldron feels both repelled by the ontologically grounded Holy Father and intensely attracted to him.
Sadly I predict worsening relations because of the perceived snub of the model par excellence by an underling rival.
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