I know it’s a signal (not an amicable one), but it confuses me. On the one hand, the ecumenism movement in Catholicism has been dominant, especially regarding post Vatican II and Pope JPII. Now, this seems to be a reverse course amidships. From my profile, you can guess where I stand on this.
Admiral Benedict XVI, standing on the bridge of the "Barque of Peter", has ordered 'Right Full Rudder'.
Does that help?
It’s a new game. The Pope is saying that he won’t back up, unlike most of Europe. The convert is a very high profile journalist in Italy and it probably is a much bigger story in Europe than here.