Cardinal Ruini has background in philosophy and is a professor of dogmatic theology. I've heard that he is a humble, gentle man, and was close to the late Pope John Paul II and, now Pope Benedict XVI. He does not come across as one who is going to leave any stone unturned or let go of objectivity (and the pursuit of truth itself) for the sake of sentimentalities.
The obedient are not held captive by Holy Mother Church; it is the disobedient who are held captive by the world!