▁ ▁French ▁troops ▁in ▁Rome ▁until ▁ 1 8 7 0 ▁The ▁French ▁troops ▁remained ▁in ▁Rome ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁status ▁qu o ▁until ▁ 1 8 7 0 ▁( see ▁September ▁Convention ), ▁while ▁the ▁Ris org imento ▁un ited ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁Italy , ▁leaving ▁the ▁block ▁of ▁the ▁Pap al ▁States ▁in ▁the ▁center . ▁Thus , ▁for ▁twenty ▁years , ▁the ▁po pe ▁ruled ▁the ▁Church ▁State ▁under ▁the ▁protection ▁of ▁French ▁military ▁forces , ▁a ▁fact ▁which ▁further ▁limited ▁his ▁popular ity ▁among ▁fer vent ▁Italian ▁national ists . ▁ ▁P ius ▁was ▁met ▁with ▁a ▁sull en ▁reception ▁on ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁Rome , ▁the ▁Rom ans ▁being ▁un im pressed ▁by ▁the ▁return ▁of ▁the ▁pont iff ▁at ▁the ▁point ▁of ▁French ▁bay on ets . ▁ ▁He ▁bl essed ▁the ▁French ▁troops , ▁held ▁a ▁Te ▁De um ▁and ▁signal ized ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁Rome ▁by ▁an ▁extension ▁of ▁his ▁ 1 8 4 6 ▁am n esty ▁and ▁by ▁a ▁new ▁Ind ul gence . ▁ ▁He ▁frequently ▁repeated ▁his ▁main ▁message ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁returned ▁as ▁a ▁past or ▁and ▁not ▁as ▁an ▁a ven ger , ▁in ▁urb em ▁revers es ▁past or ▁et ▁non ▁ult or . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁F ▁Category : F rench ▁Second ▁Republic <0x0A> </s> ▁Amb assador ▁Chris ▁West dal ▁( Se ptember ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁in ▁Sw an ▁River ▁Valley , ▁Man it oba ) ▁obtained ▁a ▁b ach elor