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Related: About this forumOn Charlie Hebdo Pope Francis is using the wife-beater’s defence
On the day another cartoonist victim was buried at Père Lachaise cemetery, the pope came as near as dammit to suggesting that Charlie Hebdo had it coming. One cannot provoke; one cannot insult other peoples faith; one cannot make fun of faith, he said.
Oh yes, you can. You may not choose to. It may not be wise or polite or kind but you can. And to show you can, without being gunned down, Charlie Hebdo has just gone on sale in the UK, in bolder outlets, proudly defiant with an image of Muhammad on the cover though with a tear and a kindly thought: All is forgiven.
The pope pointed to his aide as he said If my good friend Dr Gasparri says a curse word against my mother, he can expect a punch. Its normal. Its normal. You cannot provoke. You cannot insult the faith of others. You cannot make fun of the faith of others.
No, its not normal to punch someone who insults you; the popes Christ certainly didnt think so. Verbal provocation is never an excuse for violence thats the wife-beaters defence.
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jan/16/pope-francis-free-speech-charlie-hebdo
Oh yes, you can. You may not choose to. It may not be wise or polite or kind but you can. And to show you can, without being gunned down, Charlie Hebdo has just gone on sale in the UK, in bolder outlets, proudly defiant with an image of Muhammad on the cover though with a tear and a kindly thought: All is forgiven.
The pope pointed to his aide as he said If my good friend Dr Gasparri says a curse word against my mother, he can expect a punch. Its normal. Its normal. You cannot provoke. You cannot insult the faith of others. You cannot make fun of the faith of others.
No, its not normal to punch someone who insults you; the popes Christ certainly didnt think so. Verbal provocation is never an excuse for violence thats the wife-beaters defence.
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jan/16/pope-francis-free-speech-charlie-hebdo
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On Charlie Hebdo Pope Francis is using the wife-beater’s defence (Original Post)
cleanhippie
Jan 2015
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trotsky
(49,533 posts)1. Didn't even realize that.
Verbal provocation is never an excuse for violence thats the wife-beaters defence.
Absolutely.
Absolutely.
Johnny Rash
(227 posts)2. What ever happened to "Turning The Other Cheek"?
So, let me get this straight:
When somebody punches you in the face? Just turn the other cheek!
But, when somebody curses at you? Punch the "Daylight" out of that person!
OK! Got it!
Basic LA
(2,047 posts)3. Yo mama.
Maybe he meant the mother church.