" . . . may very well has haunted him and wants peace and quit in what remains with his life."
He also may have seen people trying take advantage of JP2 being ill and having protective people around him. I'm sure there are people would try to keep some things from reaching the Pope by arguing that there's no reason to upset him and so forth. Why give someone the opportunity to try and take negative advantage of the positive human inclination to be protective of someone who is ill?
Had taken a brief look and I see the word “quiet” misppelled. I sense that Pope Benedict wants to have that needed “peace and quiet” for what does remains of his life as well.
Or try to make things that belong to the Pope to reach us, like his butler did.
The critical question of our days is the same as has been prior to the abdication: who will the successor be? His Holiness made sure the Council will elect someone is this pope's mold; he wouldn't want some maneuver behind his back damage the composition of the conclave.