Some will hail Benedict as a bold defender of the rights of traditionalist Catholics and a man of conviction unbent by the winds of controversy, but others, both inside and outside .
Later, however, he unbent, issued a statement: "I am deeply sensible of the honor conferred and of the responsibilities which the post involves.
Since Tanzania is currently a base for the enemies of Malawi's Premier Kamuzu Banda, the crotchety autocrat stayed away from the Nairobi summit, although he unbent enough to send .