Pope Benedict Thanks Educators and Addresses Academic Freedom in Talk at Catholic U.

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In a warmly received address to Roman Catholic educators, including 200 college presidents, on Thursday, Pope Benedict XVI expressed "profound gratitude" for the educators' "selfless contributions," which "serve both your country and the church."

Pope Benedict's talk, which was given in a packed hall on the campus of the Catholic University of America here, also built an intellectual case for an academic freedom that is based on a bedrock of fidelity to the received doctrines

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