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Originally Posted by RACooper
A variety of sources, including interviews and theological papers he's written (remember he did teach as a professor for a while) - one of the primary sources would be his views on rejecting membership to Turkey into the EU because of their Muslim culture and faith...
However there are a number of academic papers he has written with regards to the theological history of the Church during the Crusades; some published in Speculum under his secular name (prior to his Cardinalship), and others circulated to centres of Mediaeval study & research (such as PIMS - Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies). After becoming Pope, many of these articles and published views were examined in a series of seminars and lectures presented by PIMS... to which I was both an attendee, and the host in some cases...
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Ah, cool! So you're not one of the people who gets all of their info from Reuters. I'm glad to stand corrected on that.
I'm sure you understood my concern, though - the biggest source of misunderstanding on topics like this is the dreaded sound-bite.
When I have a month or so I'll try to delve into the speech I linked to above. Then maybe I'll fell comfortable diving into the topic.
Have a good night.