He certainly pulled that off, delivering what may have been the most controversial speech of the year. (discovermagazine.com)
More controversially, a professional may engage in controversial speech on moral or political topics. (ngariss.com)
The French cardinal, who was appointed to the post in June, almost a year after Pope Benedict XVI's controversial speech in Regensburg, argued that dialogue between Christians and Muslims is «the tool which can help us to escape from the endless spiral of conflict and multiple tensions which mark our societies.» (faith.org.uk)