The difference, then, in a nutshell, is that one of them was a legitimate pope who may have been well-intended, despite having a history of dropping the ball in the red zone repeatedly.
"May have been well intentioned"? ? The facts say otherwise...
+Benedict was one of the biggest supporters of V2. He was there while it happened.
+Benedict proclaimed gladly that V2 was anti-Syllabus of errors. He said it was anti-Trent.
+Benedict was the head of the "Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith" while +JPII promoted his heretical-ecuмenical religious ceremonies.
+Benedict was the head of the "Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith" while +JPII promoted the immoral "Theology of the Body"
+Benedict was the head of the "Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith" while +JPII did all the other anti-catholic things he did.
+Benedict was the head of the "Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith" while +JPII started the immoral and anti-catholic "World Youth Days".
+Benedict promoted "World Youth Days" as pope.
+Benedict managed the 2000 "3rd secret of Fatima" lie to the entire catholic world.
+Benedict has been trying to get the sspx to join new-rome since the 80s.
+Benedict's theology books about Christ's life are blatantly anti-Tradition and he implies that Scripture is allegorical in many areas.
+Benedict promoted communion in the hand whenever he took part in papal masses at large venues.
+Benedict's "motu proprio" supported the novus ordo and disallowed any critique of it or V2 in his letter to fellow bishops, explaining the motu.
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Shall I go on? (I don't have time). +Benedict did not substantially change in ANY area from his pre-papal days to his papacy. He was arguably more "open" to tradition during his papacy, but we see that this was only to get the sspx to join. Being open to truth, yet still supporting error/heresy doth not a good (or well intentioned) pope make.