In provocative remarks which may cause consternation in France, the Pope said
that freedom of expression had its limits, especially if it involved
insulting or ridiculing religion.
He made the forthright comments to journalists on board his official plane as
he flew from Sri Lanka to the Philippines, the two stops on his week-long
visit to Asia.
Gesturing towards Alberto Gasparri, a Vatican official who organises
pontifical trips and who was standing next to him on board the plane, he
said: “If my good friend Dr Gasparri says a curse word against my mother, he
can expect a punch in the nose.”
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