Pope Francis: "...if my good friend...says a curse word against my mother, he can expect a punch"

 

Speaking yesterday, Jan. 15th on the recent Charlie Hebdo attack in Paris while on a plane from Sri Lanka to the Philippines, the head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis defending freedom of expression saying its a fundamental human right, ‘you cannot insult the faith of others’

"One cannot provoke, one cannot insult other people’s faith, one cannot make fun of faith. There is a limit. Every religion has its dignity...in freedom of expression there are limits.”

To bring his point home, Pope gestured to a friend and said “If my good friend Dr Gasparri says a curse word against my mother, he can expect a punch. It’s normal. It’s normal. You cannot provoke. You cannot insult the faith of others. You cannot make fun of the faith of others.”