Mexico City, Mexico, Mar 5, 2012 / 12:07 pm
As Pope Benedict's March 23-25 visit to Mexico nears, local journalist Valentina Alazraki praised the Pope's strong leadership and willingness to directly address Church problems.
In remarks to CNA, the prominent reporter noted his “laudable efforts to help the Church overcome the different crises she is facing.”
Alazraki – who covered the conclave that elected Benedict XVI and is currently the Vatican correspondent for the Mexican network Televisa – also emphasized her great respect for the Pope.
“He is an extremely intelligent man who writes in a truly extraordinary way, and he expresses himself in a very intelligent way in his homilies and speeches,” she said. “He is a great teacher and has great patience, sobriety and intellectual and human poise.”