And we all know how widely loved Pope Benedict is in the Islamic world.

(Fox News)– Pope Benedict made his annual address to diplomats today, and it was anything but diplomatic as he pounded away at countries to respect religious freedom.

Calling religious freedom “a fundamental human right,” the Pope pointed to recent attacks on Christian communities in both Iraq and Egypt.

He also called for Pakistan to overturn its blasphemy law, saying it serves as a “pretext for acts of injustice and violence against religious minorities.”

While Benedict did not mention Saudi Arabia by name, he did ask that the Catholic Church be able to act freely in “the states of the Arabian Peninsula, where numerous Christian immigrant workers live.”