Guardian: Its likely the departing Pope will be remembered for his deep conservatism, prayerfulness and inability or unwillingness to drag the Catholic Church into the 21st Century.
Others can deal with the churchs child abuse scandals and the effect its dated views on contraception have had on the spread of AIDS. These are issues that still need to be addressed.
What is without doubt is that Benedict was progressive when it comes to the environment, taking a stand against climate change, promoting...