A just laicism allows religious freedom. The state does not impose rel…

Pope Benedict XVI
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A just laicism allows religious freedom. The state does not impose religion but rather gives space to religions with a responsibility toward civil society, and therefore it allows these religions to be factors in building up society. ✨ Cardinal Ratzinger on Laicism and Sexual Ethics. zenit.org. November 19, 2004.
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