The reasons which have determined their choice of such a meeting place are no secret; they desire by this outrageous provocation to glut the hatred which they nourish against the Church, and to bring their incendiary torches within reach of the Roman Pontificate by attacking it in its very seat."
The reasons for choosing this particular meeting site are clear; they intend to fan the flames of their existing hostility towards the Church and bring their inflammatory actions closer to the heart of the Catholic hierarchy by targeting it directly.