Bill Maher: I Was Starting to Like This Pope, But He’s Dead To Me Now

Bill Maher, commenting on Pope Francis‘ insistence that faith may not be mocked, delivers a fine rejoinder:

If you’re in the mood for a less funny but more methodical takedown, Jacob Sullum obliges:

In effect, Pope Francis expands the misbegotten (and apparently obsolete) “fighting words” doctrine from its original context of in-person, one-on-one encounters to published words and images that make people mad. Because that anger can be expected to result in violence, he says, those words and ima...