Its like Trump in DC. It doesn't matter what your ideas are, if you are subverted and harassed by opponents, and a corrupt bureaucracy at every turn.
There is strong circumstantial evidence too that the USA (Obama) used the power of the USD to force Benedict to bend to the will of his opponents, and resign. The Vatican Bank was temporarily cut off from SWIFT, under the pretext of "money laundering investigation" only to be turned on again immediately when Benedict resigned.
Did he do anything to bring the Pedo priests to discipline?
To eliminate gays in the Vatican?
That would be under his authority.
He put money and material of the RCC ahead of standing up for the truth?
Who said “be faithful unto death, and I will give you a crown of life”?
(quoting that off the top of my head.)