"You don't kill in God's name", Pope Francis said on a flight from Sri Lanka to Manila Thursday.
He added that people should not "offend religion" but if that happens, as in the Charlie Hebdo cartoons, "you don't react with violence".
However, the pope also stressed that, in his opinion, freedom of expression did not give people the right to mock religious beliefs. "Freedom of religion is essential" while "freedom of expression is a right but also a duty", Francis said. "If my friend Gasbarri swears about my mum, he can expect a punch. "You don't toy with the religions of other people". The limit of freedom of expression is a hot topic after Islamist terrorists attacked satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo last week for mocking the Prophet Mohammed as part of three days of terror in France that claimed the lives of 17 victims, plus three terrorists.
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