Weighing in on last weeks terror in France and the debate over freedom of expression it stirred, Pope Francis said en route to the Philippines that killing in the name of God is wrong, but it is also wrong to provoke people by belittling their religion. The Pope stressed that there was no justification for the killing of 17 people in three separate incidents, including a massacre in and around the offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. The assailants were reportedly Islamist extremists, some of whom called out Allahu akbar, which is Arabic for God is great, as they singled out the magazine, French authorities and Jewish people. One cannot make war (or) kill in the name of ones own religion, Francis said on his way to the Philippines. ... To kill in the name of God is an aberration. Still, even as he decried the violence and generally spoke in support of freedom of expression, the pontiff said that such freedom must have its limits. Read more at; edition.cnn/2015/01/14/asia/philippines-pope-francis-visit/index.html
Posted on: Fri, 16 Jan 2015 09:19:51 +0000
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