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Notes from the Counsel of Trent's post: "What “freedom of speech” really means" The Constitution makes an efficient goverment. But it could be too efficient by trampling on the citizens. That's why we have the bill of rights. The idea of the First amendment is to respect the individual freedom in order to change and challenge goverment:  Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech , or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. Good ideas will rise to the surface when people can freely debate and talk about them. Mistaken ideas of freedom of speech: Mistake #1 :  Everything you say is legal . From Schenck vs USA (1919):  Freedom of speech protection afforded in the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment could be restricted if the words spoken or printed represented to societ...

St. Augustine,  Contra epistolam Manichaei , 5,6:PL 42,176: English:  But I would not believe in the Gospel, had not the authority of the Catholic Church already moved me. Latin: Ego vero Evangelio non crederem, nisi me catholicae Ecclesiae commoveret auctoritas Spanish: No creería en el Evangelio, si no me moviera a ello la autoridad de la Iglesia católica From the Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraph 119 : "It is the task of exegetes to work, according to these rules, towards a better understanding and explanation of the meaning of Sacred Scripture in order that their research may help the Church to form a firmer judgement. For, of course, all that has been said about the manner of interpreting Scripture is ultimately subject to the judgement of the Church which exercises the divinely conferred commission and ministry of watching over and interpreting the Word of God." But I would not believe in the Gospel, had not the authority of the Catholic Church a...