The Pope’s supporters
• written by KennethMore than 100,000 people filled St Peter’s Square on Sunday in a show of support for Pope Benedict XVI after protests by scientists forced him to cancel a university speech. The pilgrims gave a roar of approval when Pope Benedict, speaking after his weekly blessing, said: “I encourage all of you, dear academics, to always be respectful of the opinions of others, and to seek the truth and the good with an open and responsible mind.”
The 80-year-old head of the Roman Catholic Church cancelled a planned speech at Rome’s La Sapienza university Thursday after dozens of professors and students protested his presence at the secular school.
Fifty to a hundred socialist busybodies at La Sapienza planned to disrupt the Pope’s speech, so the Pope delivered his address to the world instead. Now a thousand times as many people rally to support him.
P.R. victory? Absolutely. Testament to just how misguided those people are who insist that science and Religion are in conflict? Most certainly. Just plain cool to witness? Yeah…that too.
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