No. 120 - The opinion of German commentators about the abdication of Pope

Institute for Western Affairs' Bulletin (No. 120/2012) Dr Natalia Jackowska, ‘The opinion of German commentators about the abdication of Pope'

Eight-year pontificate of Pope was concentrated on issues related to the identity of the Church, the fundamental issues of faith and liturgy as sources of self-identification. You can risk saying that the pontificate of Benedict XVI, despite the difficulties and the crisis, has eased German assessment of the Church. But the expectations of radical change in doctrine and its institutions are unlikely to be met.