The author didn’t write this with forgiveness in his heart. If he had, he would have kept his forgiveness quiet and private. This is a last cry of accusation and resentment against the Pope emeritus for the author to get closure from old wounds. This is to garner sympathy and to shout out to the world that he has been wronged.
“The author didn’t write this with forgiveness in his heart.”
I agree. Reese’s “forgiveness” is along the lines of: “Sure, Ratzinger won his petty little battle against me, but I won the war when Bergoglio came along and scored a victory for the Catholic left beyond my wildest dreams, so I’m going to be magnanimous and forgive the poor old coot for being on the wrong side of history.”