I blogged the other day about how I was blown away in the late '90s by then-Cardinal Ratzinger's honesty, but I think Amy Welborn puts it well today, how he seems more honest because he perceives the root problems:
One of the points that Michael makes about [Pope] Benedict is this: One of his qualities that really sets him apart, that really lends power to his words is that he gets what the problems are. It's sort of amazing, and it's something that has struck me from the homily at his inauguration Mass, when he spoke of the "deserts" of contemporary life. He gets the big picture. He sees the problems on the ground.
And perhaps not every one of us would agree with every one of his assessments or solutions. But you have to admit that he's not making stuff up. He's not operating out of a disengaged idealism or a concern about presenting a nice picture of life on the ground so we can look good. It confirms what those who know him have said: he's a listener.
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