"The Dictatorship of Relativism" re:Pope, Bush. What the hell is it?

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"We need your message to reject this dictatorship of relativism and embrace a culture of justice and truth," Bush said in brief remarks welcoming Benedict to the White House.

Now, the Pope has railed before against this dictatorship of relativism, but I can't see anything more democratic than relativism! In this relative world each individual holds slightly or radically different beliefs of their own choosing. Where is the dictatorship?

The dictatorship in belief emanates from the source of that belief in Catholicism. If we were looking at dictatorships of belief, it would have to start there, wouldn't it, with one single infallible source of truth, the Pope?

Or am I misunderstanding something about this concept?