Ayatollah Taskhiri: Conscience is the criterion for the right

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Taskhiri, Deputy of the Supreme Leader in Muslim World Affairs, attended the fourth round of talks between Center for Interreligious Dialogue and Austrian Catholic Church and said while the religious community in comparison with its relation with divinities, the public stresses human conscience as the criteria for the right.He criticized the world Human Rights Declaration and said,” While the first and nineteenth articles of this declaration stress freedom they are in contrast in that the latter does not define the limits to this freedom.”The senior scholar added,” The limits for this freedom has to be defined in a way that it does not violate honor and rights of other people.” And added,” Those who justify desecration of religions as freedom of speech face a big challenge with themselves.”4th Round of Dialogue between Center for Interreligious Dialogue and Austrian Church was held on January 17-18, 2013 attended by Muslim and Christian figures from Austria and the hosting country of the Islamic Republic of Iran. /129