I wonder if Benedict places any responsibility at the feet of those who have, in so many ways, removed true worship of God from the parishes in the US. I fail to find many churches where the First Commandment given us by Christ is ever even mentioned.
As a Catholic, I pray the Holy Father works faster to bring his flock back to our true Father.
He is following the practice of Pope JPII and methodically replacing Bishops in the U.S. with Priests loyal to the faith.
As much as we would like to see wholesale, fire & brimstone condemnation from Rome, that is not the most effective means to correct the situation.
Or any of the other nine for that matter.