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Pope on Charlie Hebdo: There are limits to freedom of expression when faith is insulted
Fox News ^ | January 15, 2015 | AP

Posted on 01/15/2015 5:54:28 AM PST by DaveMSmith

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Pound sand, Frank... you and your Ayatollah pals
1 posted on 01/15/2015 5:54:28 AM PST by DaveMSmith
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who is this Guy?
2 posted on 01/15/2015 5:56:19 AM PST by scooby321
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You cannot insult the faith of others.

well that might not true .

what if their faith was in the unreal of the evil??

what if their faith was based on SAND???

perhaps their “faith” consited of belonging to a DOORKNOB CULT??

sorry Frankie..this is a no brainer. best stick to liturgical pomp and circumstance,,


3 posted on 01/15/2015 5:58:29 AM PST by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: DaveMSmith

Christians are slandered, etc. daily and almost hourly...but I guess THAT’S OK


4 posted on 01/15/2015 5:58:32 AM PST by SMARTY ("When you blame others, you give up your power to change." Robert Anthony)
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Honestly, if I were Catholic, I’d have to just sit this pope out. I’m sure there’s a freeper gathering himself to come on here and tell us what he really meant and how reasonable it really is, and that’s fine, but it seems like it’d be exhausting to have to do that every other day. At some point you’ve just got to let it go.


5 posted on 01/15/2015 5:58:51 AM PST by Blackyce (French President Jacques Chirac: "As far as I'm concerned, war always means failure.")
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To: DaveMSmith

And here I thought that the Pope’s job was to further the cause of Christ in the world.So sad that the Pope doesn’t understand that the only way to God is through His Son.


6 posted on 01/15/2015 5:58:56 AM PST by Farmer Dean (stop worrying about what they want to do to you,start thinking about what you want to do to them)
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To: DaveMSmith

Today Charlie Hebdo, tomorrow, the Bible.


7 posted on 01/15/2015 5:59:31 AM PST by Biggirl (2014 MIdterms Were BOTH A Giant Wave And Restraining Order)
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To: DaveMSmith

Wow.


8 posted on 01/15/2015 6:00:00 AM PST by Girlene
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Nice…blaming the victims. You can tell whose side this flop of a pope is on.


9 posted on 01/15/2015 6:00:09 AM PST by txrefugee
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So, let me get this straight: the Pope is endorsing retaliation for an offense?

Thank God that Jesus did not feel the same way, or there would be no hope for any of us.

10 posted on 01/15/2015 6:00:36 AM PST by Tennessean4Bush (An optimist believes we live in the best of all possible worlds. A pessimist fears this is true.)
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"If my good friend Dr. Gasparri says a curse word against my mother, he can expect a punch," Francis said, throwing a pretend punch his way. "It's normal. You cannot provoke. You cannot insult the faith of others. You cannot make fun of the faith of others."[...]

And he cannot exercise self-control, apparently.

The man who dared to laugh at the Pope

11 posted on 01/15/2015 6:01:03 AM PST by Alex Murphy ("the defacto Leader of the FR Calvinist Protestant Brigades")
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To: DaveMSmith

I have a feeling that catholics around the world are wondering just who the heck is sitting in the Vatican


12 posted on 01/15/2015 6:01:08 AM PST by southernindymom
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To: DaveMSmith

Apparently this disgrace to the Church and Western civilization is pining away for the good old days of the Inquisition.


13 posted on 01/15/2015 6:01:43 AM PST by libstripper (")
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The Pope is right about one thing. When you directly insult a closely held emotional belief, you should be prepared for just about any kind of response, legal or illegal, from that individual. You are free to insult of course and take your chances. It is also clear that you can insult some with impunity, others not so much.


14 posted on 01/15/2015 6:02:02 AM PST by allendale
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in the same way Americans are asking”Who is sitting in the White House”?


15 posted on 01/15/2015 6:02:56 AM PST by CGASMIA68
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To: DaveMSmith

I’m not Catholic, so what the Pope says is of no real relevance to me.

But frankly, my opinion is that if my religion can be freely mocked, so can anybody else’s.

Besides, Islam is eminently mockable; and should be mocked on principle


16 posted on 01/15/2015 6:03:10 AM PST by chesley (Obama -- Muslim or dhimmi? And does it matter?)
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To: Blackyce

He was mistranslated again...


17 posted on 01/15/2015 6:03:59 AM PST by Crazieman (Article V or National Divorce. The only solutions now.)
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To: DaveMSmith

Hey Vatican, how about a strong, principled, courageous pope... not a mush-headed politically correct appeaser.


18 posted on 01/15/2015 6:06:17 AM PST by Third Person
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No, he’s just sucking up to Islam. He’s perfectly fine with insulting Christianity.

That said, what people don’t get clear is the fact that it is fine to respond to an insult - but you have to do it within the law and within moral standards. Killing somebody who you feel has “insulted” your beliefs is not okay; in fact, the Pope should consider other ways of dealing with somebody who insults his mother. Punching them is not okay.


19 posted on 01/15/2015 6:06:39 AM PST by livius
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Our Constitution just took a big hit if this gets any more acceptance...


20 posted on 01/15/2015 6:07:09 AM PST by logi_cal869 (-cynicus-)
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