He said this in remarks made en route to the Philippines. He said: “We have a duty to speak openly, to have this freedom, but without offending others. It’s true that you cannot react with violence, but
if my aide, Doctor Gasbarri, who is a friend, badmouths my mother, a punch would be coming for him.”
The Pope said in relation to recent events in Paris that violence in the name of religion can never be justified, but that there are “limits” to freedom of expression. “Many people badmouth religion, mock it, play with other people’s religion. It can happen, but there are limits, every religion has dignity, every religion that respects life and human beings has a dignity, and you cannot mock it. You cannot provoke, insult, ridicule other people’s faith,” he added…. good to kno dt pope if part of we team “u can abuse my dad bt pls don’t mess wt my mum”……