The problem is that he has given the press a lot of bad sound bites, and since what he says one day he frequently contradicts or obfuscates the day after, they can pick and choose.
I think he’s sincere about his pro-life position, but he’s done a lot of damage to his message by making it look as if he regarded pro-life positions simply as one of those things nasty pharisaical orthodox Catholics did. He came out with some silly statements during his press honeymoon, when he was no doubt enchanted by their adulation since they hated BXVI so much, and I hope he can correct them now.
Oremus.