Najib must have thought he scored it big with an audience at the Vatican. A photo-op with the Pope, one of the most influential leaders on the global scene, was a tick on his Prime Minister to-do list. It was one-up on his predecessors and on par with Mahathir.
Make no mistake, the visit to the Vatican had nothing to do with mending the rift between Christians and the government of Malaysia, and though officially it was to establish diplomatic relations with the Vatican; it was all primarily a photo-op session with the Pope. A public relations stunt, so obviously unveiled when Najib presented a book to Pope Benedict XVI entitled “Najib”.
How pompous can you get? Najib the prime minister of Malaysia, presented a book on himself to the leader of 1.2 billion Catholics. The Pope, whom leaders of nations humbly visit, must have wondered what quality of leadership did Najib have that allowed him to be chosen as prime minister.
Bah! Humbug! To Najib's religious acceptance, not tolerance
