British musician formerly known as Cat Stevens, criticised Pope Benedict XVI for his recent comments about Islam.

Raised Catholic and prominent convert to Islam, Cat Stevens, who now uses the name Yusuf Islam, said in an interview with BBC that the pope's words proved he was not "infallible."

"At one point, I used to believe that the pope was infallible," Islam said.

Cat Stevens, whose real name is Steven Demetre Georgiou, sold over 60 million albums, mostly in the 1970s. His most notable songs include "Morning Has Broken", "Peace Train", and "Moonshadow".

Yusuf Islam, who has founded Islamia Primary School in Salusbury Road in the north London area of Kilburn, has been educating children about the Islamic religion and supporting Islamic charities.

In 2004, Yusuf Islam was presented with a Man of Peace award by the private foundation of former USSR president Mikhail Gorbachev, for his "dedication to promote peace, the reconciliation of people and to condemn terrorism."

is scheduled to release a new pop album in November 2006 entitled "An Other Cup". This would be his first pop album in 28 years. Most likely, the album will be consisting of Islamic lyrics.