One click on the source link will tell you just about all you need to know. NCR has been the yellow rag of leftist Catholics for years...No reason for them to suddenly get religion, now, is there?
NCR is awful and part of the problem. John Allen, however, is a good reporter. But I notice he refrained from really drawing conclusions and went on to discuss the CELAM conference - which will be attended by BXVI. The latter is definitely NOT a follower of the "Spirit of Vatican II," so we shall see what happens.
Is the writer, John Allen that little guy in the dark rimmed glasses?