A quite interesting analysis from Magister. Go read the whole thing. I’ll pull quotes later, probably. Gotta do some other stuff right now.

Benedict XVI’s new curia isn’t just a matter of promotions and dismissals. It is also determined by the archbishops and cardinals who have deliberately assimilated, in their areas of competency, the new orientations that pope Joseph Ratzinger has impressed upon the Church’s direction.

One of these is archbishop Giovanni Lajolo, secretary for relations with states, or the foreign ministry.

Another is cardinal Walter Kasper (see photo), president of the Pontifical Council for Christian Unity.