@chris griffin -I agree Benedict XVI was a mediocre Pope, but only for three reasons. 1). He was too much of a gentleman, and was too timid to confront heretics and dissidents. He did so under JPII, but couldn't really do it as forcefully as Pope. He wanted people to like him, and that was a mistake. 2) Probably because he was there and participated, he still supported Vatican II, even though it was/is a disaster for the Church. 3). This referrs to #1 in some ways- He was too trusting and wanted to see the good in people, rather than recognize the filth that had made his Pontificate miserable. He would not remove those who were doing this....like Bertone, Sodano, etc. And he didn't like to be the enforcer/God's rotweiler. Rather than confrot the rot in the Vatican, revealed in a report he comissioned himself, he chose to resign. That was cowardly.
But he will be remembered for far more good things than the negative faults I mentioned, especially for his monumental Summorum Pontificum....which Bergoglio tried and failed to destroy.....and if he tries to go after tradition again, he'll be gone really fast.
As an aside......Francis might be gone sooner than we think......he has respiratory failure which is no joking matter.