[ebb tide]

Benedict is likely to disappoint anyone who wants them on their side. Perhaps he has the same concerns about the Church as, say, the dubia cardinal Joachim Meisner, for whose funeral Benedict sent such a generous tribute. But the Pope Emeritus is not going to publicly endorse the dubia: to do so would make him a protagonist in this already-chaotic drama.

[Mrs. Don-o]

Ora pro Benedictus.

[Mercat]

I’ve read his three books on Jesus of Nazareth. His knowledge of theolgy is profound. He has high praise for several theologians. “Interesting” is the best he. Can do for Francis.

[faithhopecharity]

Pope Benedict is a superbly-knowledgeable theologian. And, a fine writer, too.
He has precious little he can learn from Francis, who can’t even write cogent explanations of his own encyclicals

[Unam Sanctam]

It was just a polite brush off that he had no idea would be used for propaganda purposes (in the Marxist Leninist sense, not Propaganda Fidei sense).