Benedict seems to recognize that the “sheer fixation on the condom” is not only damaging to sexual morality; it is also an obstacle to the church’s mission
Benedict's action (and inaction) surrounding the sex abuse crisis isn't good enough. Mistakes can be forgiven; what breeds mistrust is the refusal to admit error.
The uproar following Benedict XVI’s decision to lift the excommunication of certain Holocaust-denying bishops seemed predictable to everyone but the pope himself.