You're right, that quote is useful. It makes me even MORE sick.
Santo, you've fallen for one of the oldest tricks in the book. Benedict saying "Protestantism has made an important contribution to the realization of Christian faith, fulfilling a positive function in the development of the Christian message and, above all, often giving rise to a sincere and profound faith in the individual non-Catholic Christian, whose separation from the Catholic affirmation has nothing to do with the pertinacia characteristic of heresy" is an outrage and apostasy. The Protestants aren't heretics? People who deny the Church of Christ aren't heretics? This is just another attempt at pitting all religions on the same level, something that Vatican II has done in a very obvious way yet people can't seem to realize it.
The First Vatican Council specifically stated "there is no salvation outside the Catholic Church". So why the heck are we kissing up to these non-Catholic religions? Benedict must think we are absolute fools. And sadly, alot of people ARE fools, that's how Vatican II got away with nearly all of their plans, people are too stupid to wake up and see the big picture.
For Benedict to say the Protestant's separation from the Catholic Church has nothing to do with heresy is a farce. Martin Luther was excommunicated, hello? The man was the definition of heretical. It is insane to make such bizzare, un-Catholic statements, coming from the man who went on to be Pope at that!