THE Vatican says it is happy that Pope Benedict was left off Time magazine's list of the world's 100 most influential people, which included the Dalai Lama and the spiritual head of Orthodox Christians.
"I am pleased the Pope isn't there because criteria were used that have absolutely nothing to do with the Pope's moral and religious authority," said Vatican spokesman Reverend Federico Lombardi.
However, the editor-in-chief of Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano was quoted as saying the exclusion of the Pope from the list was a "disconcerting decision"....
Dr. Alan Cairns | 8/3/2009
