by John L. Allen Jr.
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May 15, 2009
Jerusalem -- After the most demanding high-wire act of his papacy, a grueling week that saw the 82-year-old pontiff deliver 28 speeches while shuttling among Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian Territories, it seems terribly simplistic to offer a report card, but here we go nonetheless: Give Benedict XVI an A for effort, and a B for execution.
Read the full report: Three great ironies about Benedict's Holy Land visit
