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hrmjustin

(71,265 posts) Thu Jan 15, 2015, 06:21 PM Jan 2015

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Pope Francis on free speech: ‘You cannot insult the faith of others’

Josephine McKenna

VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Francis on Thursday (Jan. 15) condemned last week’s terrorist attack on the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo but warned there were limits on freedom of expression.

Speaking to journalists as he flew from Sri Lanka to the Philippines on a weeklong visit to Asia, the pope said freedom of expression was a “fundamental human right” and stressed that killing in the name of God was an unacceptable “aberration.”

http://www.religionnews.com/2015/01/15/pope-francis-free-speech-cannot-insult-faith-others/

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Pope Francis on free speech: ‘You cannot insult the faith of others’ (Original Post) hrmjustin Jan 2015 OP

He should have added okasha Jan 2015 #1

as advice to observant Catholics, it's excellent carolinayellowdog Jan 2015 #2

okasha

(11,573 posts)

1. He should have added

Reply to hrmjustin (Original post)

Thu Jan 15, 2015, 11:18 PM

Jan 2015

"and expect a positive response.".

I think most will take that as implied, but literalists won't pick up on it.

carolinayellowdog

(3,247 posts)

2. as advice to observant Catholics, it's excellent

Reply to okasha (Reply #1)

Fri Jan 16, 2015, 03:29 PM

Jan 2015

but it will inevitably be taken as trying to take away the freedom of speech of everyone, which is unfortunate.

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