Pope Emeritus Benedict | National Catholic Reporter

Pope Emeritus Benedict | National Catholic Reporter by MSW.  MGB: Benedict still did not understand that the Magisterium and papal infallibility were relativistic, not absolutist - as absolutes can be discerned by everyone with the tools of reason (and faith).  He did improve the child sex abuse thing - although I wonder if Benedict understood that the prohibition on corrupting these young ones was really about sexual abuse and not about false doctrine (since there was limited doctrine when that Gospel was written -and there was certainly abuse - it was as endemic in the ancient world as it is now.  One hopes that Benedict realized that we needed someone for whom the washing of the feed of the Apostles is not a one time thing - with obedience required those other days - and with full regalia showing more about imperial Rome than the Christ.  From what I see, Francis gets all these things.  One wonders if spiritual discernment had him realize that Francis would be elected and that he would perform as he has?