Word: giussani
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Dates: during 1986-1986
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...born in Milan in 1955 during a low period for Italian Catholicism, when the church's teachings seemed outmoded, especially on campuses. One day a priest watched in frustration while a young Communist was working up the emotions of his rapt audience. Don Luigi Giussani, then 32, asked himself why Catholics could not make their message just as enthralling. He began organizing students. Recalls Robi Ronza, 45, editor of Bell' Italia, who was in high school when he first met Giussani: "We were all struck by the simplicity of his message. He did not say, 'Let's play soccer...
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