Rome: Vatican blasts Prophet Muhammad cartoons as “blasphemous”

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The front-page article in L’Osservatore Romano likened the exhibit in Garland, Texas, to pouring “gasoline on the fire” of religious sensitivities and was critical of its sponsors

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By Staff Report |  May 6, 2015

Pope Francis is known to defend the right to freedom of expression but always insists it is wrong to provoke others by insulting their religion.

The pontiff, who made the famous statement that "you cannot provoke, you cannot insult the faith of others'' following the fatal attack on French magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris, had equally famously illustrated his point with a punch gesture pointing to his assistant and saying he could expect a punch if he ''cursed my mother''.

Now, the Vatican newspaper has strongly and openly criticized the "Draw Muhammad Contest" in Garland, TX, holding the organizers responsible for pouring “gasoline on the fire” of people's faith related emotions.

According to Religion News Service:

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican’s semiofficial newspaper blasted a series of cartoons of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad as “blasphemous” but also condemned the “mad and bloodthirsty” extremists who opened fire at a Texas exhibit of the cartoons.

The front-page article in L’Osservatore Romano likened the exhibit in Garland, Texas, to pouring “gasoline on the fire” of religious sensitivities and was critical of its sponsors, the American Freedom Defense Initiative, and professional provocateur Pamela Geller.

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While L’Osservatore Romano said the Texas exhibition could be compared to Charlie Hebdo “for its provocative intention, almost a desire to throw gasoline on the fire,” the Vatican newspaper reserved a stronger condemnation for those behind the attacks.

Garland was “certainly not Paris,” while the anticipated “participation of some ultra-conservative European politicians” was also noted. The Vatican newspaper went on to urge respect, which it described as “the necessary attitude to approach the religious experience of another.”

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