Yes, this has been discussed elsewhere on this thread.....it is interesting that the preceding and ensuing remarks are never cited, however.  

Do not for one moment, however, believe that then Cardinal Ratzinger was endorsing any such behavior - which seems to be what you imply.  If you noticed, he said such responses would be "distorted" and "irrational" even in your own parsed section of the quote.

I gave the link to the entire Letter.....