Pope Francis: Free Expression is a Fundamental Right, But “You Cannot Insult the Faith of Others”

You’ll be thrilled to learn thathe Vatican is totally in favor of free speech.

There are, however, two notableexceptions: faith, and the pope’s mom.

Calling freedom of expression a “fundamental” human right, the popeoutlined why he believes there are limits to that right. If someone “says a curse word against my mother, he can expect a punch,” he joked, according to anAssociated Press translation. “It’s normal. It’s normal. You cannot provoke. You cannot insult the faith of others. You cannot m...