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During his recent European tour, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia had an audience with the Pope in the Vatican. Presumably the Vicar of Christ and the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques traded tips on the almost-extinct art of running a theocratic state. About a million Catholics live in Saudi Arabia, Filipino guest workers being the largest group. The Pope made a plea for them to be allowed more freedom in gathering and worshipping. Alas, if Abdullah were to allow that, the barely controlled forces of jihadism in his country might erupt, possibly sweeping him and his regime away altogether. We have no information on the situation of Muslims resident in ...