Rev. Jesu Pudumai Doss, a salesian from Chennai, at present an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Canon Law of the Salesian Pontifical University (UPS), Rome, holds that ``Freedom of Enquiry and Expression, one of the recognised rights present in various `Bills of Rights`, continues to be a hot topic for the mass media. When such rights are taken up for consideration within the Church, the discussions seem to work up into a state of frenzy, as different instances have gone to show``. Many wonder whether there is freedom of enquiry and expression within the Church, especially of theologians. Starting from can. 218 of the Code of Canon Law, Prof. Pudumai Doss presented some juridical aspects of the freedom of enquiry and expression of theologians, as part of the ``duties and rights of the Christian faithful`` under four aspects: historical and doctrinal framework, characteristics of the freedom, rapport between the magisterium and the theologian, and the ``new horizons`` that the freedom opens up. During the Conference, he also proposed answers, as member of panel discussion, on Catholic education of children & the duty of the parents; and on the incardination of priests & the incorporation of religious. A PhD holder in the Canon Law, Dr. Jesu Pudumai Doss, holds Masters degrees in both Latin Canon Law and Oriental Canon Law, apart from a Masters in English Literature and has completed Bachelors degrees in Indian Civil Law too. He has authored several scholarly articles in International Journals and a few books, mainly on Canon law, also in collaboration with others. Freedom of Enquiry and Expression in the Catholic Church. A Canonico-Theological Study (Bangalore 2007) is one among them. Besides teaching at UPS, he is also a visiting professor at Don Bosco Theological Centre, Chennai and other Theological Centres in India. He is an external judge in the Regional Tribunal of the Vicariate of Rome and a Commissioner for favor fidei cases at the Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith, Vatican.