It shows the pope is not obsessed with the past, but is keeping his options open and is willing to do unconventional things that even the innermost Vatican circles don't expect. Hans Kueng
Motivational, Inspirational, Funny Quotes
![I am sure that this will be seen in the Catholic world, and even more than that, as a hopeful sign because it shows that he [Benedict] has more positive intentions than maybe what was seen at the beginning. - Hans Kueng Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=SSBhbSBzdXJlIHRoYXQgdGhpcyB3aWxsIGJlIHNlZW4gaW4gdGhlIENhdGhvbGljIHdvcmxkLCBhbmQgZXZlbiBtb3JlIHRoYW4gdGhhdCwgYXMgYSBob3BlZnVsIHNpZ24gYmVjYXVzZSBpdCBzaG93cyB0aGF0IGhlIFtCZW5lZGljdF0gaGFzIG1vcmUgcG9zaXRpdmUgaW50ZW50aW9ucyB0aGFuIG1heWJlIHdoYXQgd2FzIHNlZW4gYXQgdGhlIGJlZ2lubmluZy4g&author=ICBIYW5zIEt1ZW5nICAgIA==&num=5 "I am sure that this will be seen in the Catholic world, and even more than that, as a hopeful sign because it shows that he [Benedict] has more positive intentions than maybe what was seen at the beginning. - Hans Kueng Quotes")
![[Ratzinger has defended the Vatican's treatment of Kueng, saying in his 1997 book] Salt of the Earth ... he should not then demand the church's seal of approval. - Hans Kueng Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=W1JhdHppbmdlciBoYXMgZGVmZW5kZWQgdGhlIFZhdGljYW4ncyB0cmVhdG1lbnQgb2YgS3VlbmcsIHNheWluZyBpbiBoaXMgMTk5NyBib29rXSBTYWx0IG9mIHRoZSBFYXJ0aCAuLi4gaGUgc2hvdWxkIG5vdCB0aGVuIGRlbWFuZCB0aGUgY2h1cmNoJ3Mgc2VhbCBvZiBhcHByb3ZhbC4g&author=ICBIYW5zIEt1ZW5nICAgIA==&num=4 "[Ratzinger has defended the Vatican's treatment of Kueng, saying in his 1997 book] Salt of the Earth ... he should not then demand the church's seal of approval. - Hans Kueng Quotes")
