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The pope's quotes should not be taken out of context, says Brussels (Photo: EUobserver)

Brussels defends Pope's freedom of expression

The European Commission has said it was wrong to pick out quotes from the pope's controversial speech in which a link between Islam and violence was suggested and deliberately taking them out of context.

Speaking to journalists on Monday (18 September), commission spokesman Johannes Laitenberger said that the commission would not "clarify or interpret" the speech which has sparked furore across Muslim world, as Brussels considers it "a theological contribution to a theological debate."<...

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The pope's quotes should not be taken out of context, says Brussels (Photo: EUobserver)

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