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...Actions that are clearly in the realm of freedom of expression and speech...must be protected, even if they are offensive to some members of the community," the letter stated...
...political realm, I believe that the best way to convince people that Catholic teachings are applicable to modern life is through the least amount of coercion possible. But this belief comes largely from an understanding of the human person garnered from an odd mix of Thomistic philosophy (meaning derived from Thomas Aquinas) and libertarian skepticism...
Catholics thus may believe the teachings of the Church infallible in the moral realm; we may strongly believe our moral judgments correct; we may say "I think you should do this"; but we can never say "I know that you are an evil person." Our knowledge of our fallibility of judgment precludes such stridency...
However, he said, statements made "in a more general way" fall into the realm of freedom of expression and thus must be protected, even if they are offensive to some members of the community. To attempt to censor such speech, Rudenstine said, would be "totally inappropriate...
Beyond threatening the rights of Louisiana's citizens--particularly racial and religious minorities--Duke's vault from the Klan to success in the political realm poses a more widespread danger. His success could turn an otherwise fringe group of hate mongers into a national movement of racism...