Benedetto XVI

The following is the text of the address that the Holy Father Benedict XVI was supposed to have given during a visit to Rome's Università degli Studi "La Sapienza", scheduled for tomorrow, Thursday, January 17, and cancelled yesterday (English translation by AsiaNews).

We present in full the address delivered by Benedict XVI today at the University of Regensburg. There is a note from the Holy See press office: The Holy Father intends to supply a subsequent version of this text, complete with footnotes. The present text must therefore be considered provisional.