att les ▁involving ▁Spain ▁Category : B att les ▁involving ▁England ▁Category : Ang lo - Span ish ▁War ▁( 1 6 2 5 – 1 6 3 0 ) ▁Category : Am ph ib ious ▁operations ▁involving ▁Spain <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁R atz inger ▁Circle ▁of ▁Al umn i ▁is ▁an ▁initi ative ▁by ▁former ▁doctor al ▁and ▁post - do ctor al ▁students ▁of ▁the olog ian ▁Joseph ▁R atz inger ▁( l ater ▁Pope ▁Bened ict ▁XVI ). ▁The ▁Al umn i ▁is ▁composed ▁by ▁former ▁students ▁of ▁the ▁univers ities ▁of ▁Bonn ▁ 1 9 5 9 – 1 9 6 3 , ▁Mün ster ▁ 1 9 6 3 – 1 9 6 6 , ▁T üb ingen ▁ 1 9 6 6 - 1 9 6 9 ▁and ▁Reg ens burg ▁ 1 9 6 9 – 1 9 7 7 . ▁The ▁former ▁students , ▁most ▁of ▁them ▁distinguished ▁profess ors ▁today , ▁meet ▁with ▁their ▁professor ▁ann ually ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁discuss ▁and ▁study ▁with ▁their ▁teacher ▁important ▁the ological ▁issues ▁while ▁celebr ating ▁their ▁dev otion ▁to ▁what ▁they ▁consider ▁a ▁special ▁responsibility ▁for ▁the ▁spiritual ▁her itage ▁of ▁their ▁teacher . ▁ ▁Background ▁The ▁first ▁meeting ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁and ▁is ▁repeated ▁ann ually . ▁The ▁long ▁tradition ▁was ▁not ▁interrupted ▁during ▁the ▁Pap acy ▁of ▁R atz inger , ▁despite ▁his ▁role ▁and ▁commit ments . ▁This ▁initi ative ▁led ▁the ▁al umn i ▁to ▁the ▁creation