Insulting the pope against the law in Italy

[BlueSky]

I did not know this.One cannot legally insult the pope in Italy:
An Italian comedienne faces prosecution for insulting the Pope, an offence that carries a prison sentence of up to five years.

Sabina Guzzanti, noted for her sharp satirical wit and lampoons of the powerful, is accused of "offending the honour of the sacred and inviolable person" of Pope Benedict XVI at a rally in Rome in July at which opposition leaders accused Silvio Berlusconi, the Prime Minister and media tycoon, of passing ad personam laws to protect his own interests and avoid prosecution for alleged corruption...
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle4732048.ece

(not an anti-Catholic thread)
(not mockery)
(within this general timeframe)

[GenX]

Seems to me that is an issue with Italy, not the Pope or the Vatican.

[BlueSky]

Yup, I agree. I cannot see the Pope supporting such a law.

[GenX]

The Pope is insulted every day, every hour, every minute. I don't think he much cares what such people have to say in that regard.

[Soundbear]

He remembers what His Lord went through.

[GenX]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Barry Morris</div><div class="ubbcode-body">He remembers what His Lord went through. </div></div>

That is, no doubt, the biggest reason.