It’s becoming clear that Benedict XVI will be as conservative and uncompromising on doctrinal, political and social issues as John Paul II.

Although in the first days of his papacy he made a point of “opening a dialogue with civilizations,” he remains opposed to Turkey’s membership in the European Union, calling it a “huge mistake” that runs “counter to history.”

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