Death of Pope Benedict XVI: Last Week in the Church with John Allen Jr.

I always appreciate John Allen's even handed, common sense take on the Vatican.  He's got a good piece in his Last Week in the Church podcast on Pope Benedict's funeral and other issues that have been swirling around his death. 

Items covered:

• Benedict XVI’s funeral: why it was “a simple, sober affair”
• Pope criticized for downplaying Benedict XVI’s death
• Culture Wars: Pope Benedict’s death fuel for the fire?
• Archbishop Georg Gänswein: new book taking digs at the Pope?
• Benedict XVI’s legacy