Dear Mario,
Your reaction to my posting on the controversial Da Vinci Code is perfectly logical except for this one sentence..
"I think it is also entirely appropriate for the Church or its members to have the right to freely criticize or praise these books and movies, write articles and books of criticism, make speeches, etc. without being criticized for doing so, as part of free speech and public discourse. "
This is a contradiction. You mean we cannot criticise the critics? That is a restriction of our Freedom of Speech isn't it?
Sure everyone should be allowed to criticise anything, but their criticism in turn should not be exempt from further criticism either. Fair enough?
Cecil
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