Pope Francis: There Are Limits To Freedom of Expression

hcs_$reboot writes Pope Francis spoke about the Paris terror attacks, defending free speech as not only a fundamental human right but a duty to speak one's mind for the sake of the common good. But he added there were limits. While Francis insisted that it was an "aberration" to kill in the name of God and said religion can never be used to justify violence, he said there was a limit to free speech when it concerned offending someone's religious beliefs. By way of example, he referred to a friend: "if someone says a curse word against my mother, he can expect a punch". "There are so many people who speak badly about religions or other religions, who make fun of them, who make a game out of the religions of others," he said. "They are provocateurs."

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I hope they remember that quote for his funeral

[NotDrWho]

When some Muslim nutball shoots him for offending Islam with his Christian shit, I hope his funeral orators remember to let the audience know that the Muslim was justified in "punching" him because Francis had antagonized them after all.