Although this particular aspect of Ratzinger's past (that he was in the Hitler Youth organization, which was mandatory by age 14 in Germany) will likely garner the most attention, this passage from the article is probably more indicative of how his papacy will proceed:
"Despite question marks over Ratzinger’s wartime conduct, the main obstacle to his prospects in the conclave — the assembly of cardinals to elect the new pope — is the conservative stance he has adopted as guardian of Catholic orthodoxy since John Paul named him to head the congregation for the doctrine of the faith in 1981.
His condemnations are legion — of women priests, married priests, dissident theologians and homosexuals, whom he has declared to be suffering from an 'objective disorder.'"
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