Horse Hockey.
Pope Benedict does NOT believe the Orthodox to be “defective”....He is trying hard to restore the ancient Church, and I don’t believe he would be con-celebrating with the Ecumenical Patriarch, if he felt otherwise.
If it is, I'll assume also the data was quelled.
If false, no one came back to explain.
Now, to your point ...
I personally believe Echumenicalism is more of another denomination moving closer to Catholicism than Catholicism moving closer to another denomination.
The quote I cited was a re-affirmation that others were defective and Catholicism not.
I cited that quote because of of the comment by Mr. K to philly-d-kidder and Stoat regarding the prayer to Mary, a clearly and exclusively Catholic doctrine.
A difference in doctrine from all non-Catholics, and a legitimite comment The topic of prayer.
It just so happened on a thread regarding Mugabe, but could very easily have been made on any number of topics.