The Pope says it’s a “human right” to discriminate based on religious belief

POPE Francis has said he supported an individual’s right to discriminate against others on religious grounds, even if they’re government officials.

The comments came during a talk aboard the Papal plane as he flew back back to The Vatican from his 10-day visit to the US.

While he did not address homosexuality specifically, nor make any direct links to controversial Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis — who was jailed for contempt of court for refusing to issue marriage licences to same-sex couples based on her “religious conviction” — the comments have been interpreted as such in several media reports.

“Conscientious objection must enter into every juridical structure because it is a right,” Francis said.

“I can’t have in mind all cases that can exist about conscientious objection but, yes, I can say that conscientious objection is a right that is a part of every human right.

“And if someone does not allow others to be a conscientious objector, he denies a right,” he added.

“Otherwise we would end up in a situation where we select what is a right, saying: ‘This right has merit, this one does not’.”

H/T: Huffington Post