Catholic Diocese Of Joliet

The Bishop continues his overview of the Declaration on Religious Freedom ("Dignitatis Humane") from Vatican II. The search for truth - when it includes religious liberty -- has to include free inquiry, teaching, instruction and dialogue. Religious liberty doesn't include the private expression of one's beliefs, but one that involves being able to express one's belief in God, such as acts of charity. Civil authority is there to protect human rights, not to control them. We can't impose anything on the outside on religious liberty since it comes from the internal "magnet" that is within each of us toward God. Religious groups have the right to tell others about their ideas to the rest of society.