Pope Benedict XVI is correct. In and of itself, the Arab Spring is a good thing and it was brought about by the desire for a good thing - freedom from oppression. It is the desire for this good thing that is being exploited by the those who need to topple these sovereign nations and their oppressive regimes, to enable them to enslave the people under a new, even more oppressive, force. All of these nations are intended to lose their sovereignty and be more oppressed than before, in the end. Enough prayer can prevent that from happening.
Rather the “Arab spring” was sadly or rather has been “hijacked” by those who have dreams of another Muslim “caliphate”, unlike Eastern Europe, which before it experienced its liberation from the oppression of communism, had the foundation set to make freedom possible, business and culture wise.