He was not an especially distinguished pontiff and he didn 't reign for very long , yet he is of perennial interest to both academic and popular historians .
It 's thought to be the first time the pontiff has specifically apologized for the alleged offences .
这被认为是天主教皇第一次特意为被指责的罪行道歉。
Indeed , the new pontiff was known to be sceptical of the value of that inter-religious dialogue dear to the heart of his predecessor .
事实上,新教皇明确怀疑价值他的前任教皇重视的宗教间的对话政策的价值。
The pontiff may fear that , by dropping his chief aide , he would be tacitly admitting to poor judgment in appointing him .
教皇担心他的首席助手被关押就等于他自己默认任命托尔贝内是因为他缺乏判断力。
If the beliefs and disciplines of the catholic faith were merely a private concern to the world 's 1.2 billion baptised catholics , the pontiff 's remoteness from life 's realities might not be of great consequence .
In the pontiff 's 2010 visit to the uk , he also railed against " aggressive forms of secularism " , likening it to the evils of nazism and claiming that " the exclusion of god , religion and virtue from public life leads ultimately to a truncated vision of man and of society " .