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...declaring saints is a complex and fascinating one. On Saturday, Pope Benedict XVI announced that several candidates for sainthood had reached the initial "venerable" status, having been shown by a Vatican committee to have lived heroically virtuous lives. If a scientifically inexplicable miracle is subsequently attributed to their post-mortem intercession, the second step of "beatification" takes place, followed by eventual canonization if a second miracle is proven. Two popes were among the new "venerables." The first was Benedict's still-mega-popular predecessor, John Paul II. The other, however, has doubts swirling around his legacy more than half...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Benedict's Pope: Should Pius XII Become a Saint? | 12/22/2009 | See Source »

Writing in the Washington Post about the Copenhagen conference and the Climategate controversy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Verbatim | 12/21/2009 | See Source »

Sources: Wall Street Journal; New York Times; AP; Washington Post; ABC News; CNN; New York Post...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Verbatim | 12/21/2009 | See Source »

...toymaker that they require none from the child. The ancient Egyptians played with dolls, but today's dolls are practically self-sufficient: they talk, walk, dine, dance, do long division. Why bother setting up the play schoolroom when they already know more than we do? Among the Huffington Post's "15 Toys Not to Buy" this holiday season is Baby Glutton, a doll made in Spain that makes sucking sounds and comes with a halter top for little girls - with flowers as nipples - and the tagline "Because you shouldn't have to wait until you have breasts before you start...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Forget Zhu Zhu Hamsters, Classic Toys Have Power | 12/21/2009 | See Source »

...More cynical observers think the answer is rooted in the fact the Reid faces what could be a difficult re-election in Nevada next year. "The reason was clear," wrote Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank. "The attempt would excite his Democratic base in Nevada, which would give him credit for trying even when the plan ultimately failed, as it did this week. But Reid seemed not to have considered, or cared about, the collateral damage: forcing moderate Democrats such as Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas to cast a procedural vote in favor of the public option that could prove ruinous...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Did Reid Make Health Reform Tougher Than It Had to Be? | 12/21/2009 | See Source »

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