Pope Benedict XVI will not take any crap...he is gently shoving Bernard Law out of Rome. Although I adored the late Pope John Paul II, his last years as Pontiff were "status quo". Benedict XVI has an iron fist covered with velvet to make things right in the Church. And do not expect a short pontificate (less than 5 years)...Benedict XVI enjoys good health and it would not surprise me to see him for 10-15 years as Pontiff.
First, as a physician, if a patient comes to me with an illness that could have been better treated at an early stage, do I reject the treatment of that illness at a later stage? No.
Secondly, my wife and I taught 10th graders at CCD last night for the first time and saw one of the most enthusiastic group of young people I had encountered in some time. Don't they deserve all the Church's efforts to improve itself and assume the orthodoxy these kids actually asked for?