8 months into pontificate, BBC News gives Pope Benedict a performance review
Low-key start for new PopeBy David Willey
BBC News, Rome
Eight months into his pontificate, the new leader of the 1.1 billion-strong Roman Catholic Church, Benedict XVI, is still living in the shadow of his predecessor John Paul II.
The Pope is seen as a traditionalist loyal to John Paul's views
The new Pope - Joseph Ratzinger - has so far given us few clues as to how he intends to tackle the daunting problems that his worldwide church faces.
These challenges include: the de-Christianisation of Europe, the poaching of believers in Latin America by evangelical sects, the sex scandals involving Catholic priests in the US and other countries, the deafness of countries like China and Saudi Arabia to calls from Rome for greater religious freedom for Catholic minorities.
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