Slovak president asks church representatives to take position on hate speech

Seeking and finding a common good has recently been made very difficult by the perilous phenomenon of hate speech, President Zuzana Caputova said while receiving representatives of churches and religious communities in the Presidential Palace in Bratislava on Friday. Caputova asked them to pursue a common resolute but calm and position of opposition to hate speech. She said she respects the position of churches in society. "You help people to have experience of God and to know him. It's an irreplaceable mission," said the president, adding that religions not only encourage people to respect their parents and love their children, but also to help others and receive them with gratitude.