22 January 2015, The Tablet

Cameron disagrees with Pope


The Prime Minister has said there is a right to offend someone’s religious faith, disagreeing with Pope Francis’ comments on freedom of speech. On the papal plane last week, the Pope said it was wrong to insult another person’s religion. His remarks came after Islamic terrorists killed 17 people in Paris including 12 at Charlie Hebdo, a magazine that has published cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. When asked about Pope Francis’ remarks by American television channel CBS, David Cameron said: “there is a right to cause offence about someone’s religion”.


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