I had read somewhere that B16 was affiliated with Opus Dei.
I'm amazed at the sheer number of people, particularly Evangelical, who are latching on to this.
The LA Times wrote a story that said that two cardinals who were affiliated with Opus Dei were backing Ratzinger...
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-opus19apr19.story
Opus Dei is a great organization. I hate it when people who don't know squat about it,seek to smear it. Some of the best priests in our Catholic Church belong to Opus Dei.