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hrmjustin

(71,265 posts) Sun Jan 18, 2015, 10:36 PM Jan 2015

David Cameron disagrees with Pope Francis on responding with violence

Robert Booth

David Cameron has contradicted the pope over whether it is right to react with violence against insults to religious beliefs.

The prime minister told a US news programme that it was wrong to “wreak vengeance” if someone insulted your faith.

Speaking to journalists on a plane last week, Pope Francis had said insulting others’ faith was a step too far.

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/jan/18/david-cameron-disagrees-pope-francis-responding-violence

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David Cameron disagrees with Pope Francis on responding with violence (Original Post) hrmjustin Jan 2015 OP

I don't think that Francis thinks it's OK to react to insults with violence TexasProgresive Jan 2015 #1

No I doubt he thinks it is ok to be violent. hrmjustin Jan 2015 #2

TexasProgresive

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1. I don't think that Francis thinks it's OK to react to insults with violence

Reply to hrmjustin (Original post)

Sun Jan 18, 2015, 11:08 PM

Jan 2015

but rather that it is understandable when someone does. I don't suppose anyone has ever spoken to you that caused you to come close to losing control? The thing is that we maintain control even when we a pushed beyond our limits.

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)

2. No I doubt he thinks it is ok to be violent.

Reply to TexasProgresive (Reply #1)

Sun Jan 18, 2015, 11:13 PM

Jan 2015

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