Costello defends Pope’s Islam comments - Breaking News - National - Breaking News
Treasurer Peter Costello has defended Pope Benedict XVI over his controversial comments on Islam, saying the violent reaction was about the stifling of free speech.
In an address to a Christian gathering in which he attacked the efforts of Islamic extremists to force their views on nations, Mr Costello urged his audience to read the Pope’s speech and wonder at the violent reaction.
It’s the second time in recent months the treasurer has opened up on the subject of Islamic extremism, earlier calling on those who would introduce sharia law to Australia to look for another country in which to live.
“How can one religion exercise the freedom to speak on its values, its faith, without prompting a violent response from other religions?” Mr Costello told the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) national conference in Canberra.Digg it
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