Ratzinger's words in paragraph 5 suggest that

In the text, skirmish (line 30) means

From paragraph 4 we infer that to the Vatican commentator John Allen, Pope Benedict

In the text, bleak (line 42) means

In the text, taken aback (line 29) may be replaced without any loss of meaning by

If we draw a parallel between the pope's attitude in Italy (paragraph 3) and in Spain (paragraph 4), we infer that pope Benedict XVI

When questioned by the Italian president about the liberalization of human-fertility practices, Benedict

In the text, harbinger (line 13) means

In the text, chilly (line 4) means

According to Ratzinger's remarks in Subiaco (lines 5-8),