To its critics in the church, the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru is not deserving of its name. It has spurned the pontiff, they say. It is far from Roman Catholic orthodoxy, they argue. In their minds, the school ought to be called something else entirely.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s false advertising,\u201d\u009d said Fern\u00c3\u00a1n Altuve, a conservative legal expert who supports a recent order by the Vatican that the school change its name by eliminating references to the pope and the church. \u201cIt\u2019s as if I sell you a bottle that says Coca-Cola but what\u2019s inside is Pepsi.\u201d\u009d<\/p>\n
The fight over the name of what is considered one of the top universities in South America is part of a fierce battle over academic freedom and the authority of the Vatican that is unfolding here. La Cat\u00c3\u00b3lica, as the school is known, is the alma mater of many of Peru\u2019s elite, including President Ollanta Humala.<\/p>\n