It is also a matter of fact that people think that freedom of speech is somehow a right that they have. Freedom of speech was condemned by Leo XIII in relationship to those things that pertain to religion. That is, nobody has the right to freedom of speech if it is going to detract against the Catholic Church, or if it is going to cause harm to the common good or corrupt the moral state of its citizens. Outside of that fact, we do have a certain freedom of speech, but not outside that context.
There are also those who deny Christ's sovereignty by saying that non-Catholic religions have a freedom of public worship. This again was condemned by Leo XIII and if I'm not mistaken Pius XI. Only God has a right to grant public authority regarding the worship of Him. Those rights were given to the Roman Catholic Church alone.
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