Pope Benedict XVI lectures on faith and reason at the University of Regensburg in Germany in this September 12, 2006, file photo. A quotation from a Byzantine emperor that the pope used in this talk provoked outrage in the Muslim world, but the incident later led to increased dialogue with Muslims. Photo: OSV News/Catholic Press Photo, L’Osservatore Romano. Of all the discourses he delivered in his nearly eight-year pontificate — with the exception of his 2013 resignation — Pope Benedict XVI’s September 12, 2006, address at the University of Regensburg sparked unprecedented global reaction. During his address, the pope cited the 14th century Byzantine Emperor Manuel II Paleologus’ views about the relationship between…
