"Pope left off TIME's list of influential people" from Reuters reports that Pope Benedict XVI was left off of TIME's list of the world's 100 most influential people - despite the fact that he was on the cover several weeks ago as the "American Pope".
The Vatican took it all in stride, despite some rumblings from other media outlets:
"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 Rev. Federico Lombardi.
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