By MJP CAMPBELL - YOUNG FREETHOUGHT
Added: Tue, 11 Jan 2011 03:55:35 UTC

It’s not often that I find myself agreeing with a man who protects child molesters and rapists, but today it has emerged that the Pope has said some sensible things. The old cretin has stated that there is an “urgent need to make progress” in removing Pakistan’s draconian blasphemy laws. These comments come in response to the murder of Salmaan Taseer, the former governor of the province of Punjab in Pakistan and an outspoken critic of the country’s blasphemy laws. Taseer was murdered by his own bodyguard, Mumtaz Qadri, who readily confessed to the crime and motivation. Within hours there were numerous groups on Facebook supporting Qadri and as he was taken to court, students and lawyers lined his path with rose petals.

Taseer was an avid user of twitter. Before his death he posted this apocryphal note: "I was under huge pressure 2 cow down b4 rightest pressure on blasphemy. Refused. Even if I'm the last man standing." Taseer had also emphasised his visit to Aasia Bibi. Bibi is a Pakistani Christian woman who is currently spending time in solitary confinement after being sentenced to death by hanging after arguing with Muslims in her place of residence. The Muslim women Bibi kicked up a fuss with refused to drink water she had been carrying because it was ‘impure’ after coming into contact with her Christian skin.
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