Theological Seminary in Gorizia
He ended his study at the Seminary of Capodistria in 1932, then entered the Central Theological Seminary of Gorizia. These were turbulent years for Italy: Fascism had already consolidated its political power and wanted to reduce the influence of the Catholic Church in Italy,. However the young Francesco was uninterested in politics. When in 1934, a big press campaign was mounted by the fascists, against the local Church, due to a particularly hot speech made by Bishop Luigi Fogar, he sought for advice from his seniors on what answers he should give to the High Prelate sent from Rome to investigate the matter, since his involvement in politics was basically nil.
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