"it seemed important to me then, as it does now, to take the person out of the cover of office and expect a real personal testimony of faith from the spokesmen of the Church."

      Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI, in "Benedict XVI laments lack of faith within Church institutions in Germany," Catholic News Agency, July 26, 2021.  For the German missing from CNA Deutsch, see (behind a paywall) Benedikt XVI and Tobias Winstel, "'War ich ein guter Seelsorger?'," Herder Korrespondenz 75, no. 8 (August 2021).