Missing The Point
I first saw this at Mustang Bobby’s place and found a slightly different version at the BBC: Pope Francis says freedom of speech has limits
Pope Francis has defended freedom of expression following last week’s attack on French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo – but also stressed its limits.
The pontiff said religions had to be treated with respect, so that people’s faiths were not insulted or ridiculed.
…“You cannot provoke. You cannot insult the faith of others. You cannot make fun of the faith of others. There is a limit.”
Sorry, but respect is earned not ‘deserved’ and if any institution acts in an outrageous fashion, they should be held up to ridicule.
When a religion discriminates against entire groups of people based on their inherent traits, be it sex, skin color, sexual orientation or any other facet that they were collectively born with, no one is under any obligation to respect them. Religion is a choice, not something humans are born with. Choices don’t deserve any special respect.
Show me a human who has never made a bad choice, and then we can start talking about miracles and holiness.
