"...so were John Paul II and Benedict XVI."

Gastbarbeiter/Guestworker is a cultural term with many nuances. In Germany it is a person with temporary permission to work in another country. Such workers are often not well educated, are easily exploited, not taken seriously (in Francis's case, by the Curia); are cheated out of wages, suggesting -- on a more nuanced level in Germany/Europe -- Francis is cheated out of context at times, mis-utilized for his lack of biblical nuance (say, with Judaism, for example), "worked over" poorly in certain circles for his lack of historical depth, his lopsided ecumenical gestures, contradictory, etc. Germans certainly don't see him as bright or as theologically nuanced as Benedict (who has a very, very high IQ), or as intellectually equipped as St. JPII, both of whom had doctorates, terminal degrees. All these add up to a guest-worker status or "image," i.e., someone temporary, to be tolerated, not to be taken too seriously, easily replaceable.