oh yeah, you are also leaving out, in the case of Benedict XVI, why he asked to retire to Baveria three times in the past 15 years. Last time was pretty recent, too. Kind of undermines the credibility of the NYPost article.
It's a shame how people project their own behaviors or motivators on other people. The piece about how Benedict campaigned was just another example of that. Benedict says what he means about the faith, loving it, respecting it, and living it, and people say he is politicking.
People are responding to him not because of his politicking, but because of how well he reflects Christ.