Ratzinger is a man who understands that truth is not
subject to public opinion, and who refuses to do a
thing simply because that thing is in fashion.

Yeah, like that Hitler Youth outfit he was in many moons ago - nothing
fashionable or expedient about that - only Truth.

I am being facetious here - at this point in his life and given the
high probability that he was totally innocent of any war crimes, it is
unimportant - but like any other human, he has no monopoly on Truth.
Let us hope he has the wisdom to be just.

Bruce Jensen