Oh, really …

… THE TRIAL OF POPE BENEDICT by Daniel Gawthrop | Kirkus. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

The author also thoroughly documents the broader context of the hierarchy's theological and political commitment to overturn the legacy of Vatican II.

I'd like to know who the members of the hierarchy mentioned here are. Not the late Cardinal Bevilacqua, whom I knew (and rather liked, actually). The Church is run by the heirs of Vatican II and no one is more reactionary than an aging revolutionary. Benedict was unusual in recognizing that something he had helped bring about had gone terribly wrong.

The author shows how resurgent opposition to discussions of reform initiated during the pontificate of John XXIII—e.g., birth control, abortion, ordaining female priests—provided the ground under which the now-exposed coverups of priestly rape and sexual abuse could take root.

I suppose this tells us all we need to know about this review. Abortion is not a "reform" the Church is ever going to entertain.