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Leo XIV Returns to La Sapienza, Where Benedict XVI Was Silenced

Summary by National Catholic Register
FILIPPO MONTEFORTE Italian police block the main entrance of Rome’s La Sapienza University as students protest against Pope Benedict XVI on Jan. 17, 2008. Eighteen years after protests forced Benedict’s cancellation, the episode still reveals a deeper clash between faith, reason, and the fallacy of much secular tolerance.

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Leo XIV Returns to La Sapienza, Where Benedict XVI Was Silenced

FILIPPO MONTEFORTE Italian police block the main entrance of Rome’s La Sapienza University as students protest against Pope Benedict XVI on Jan. 17, 2008. Eighteen years after protests forced Benedict’s cancellation, the episode still reveals a deeper clash between faith, reason, and the fallacy of much secular tolerance.

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