Silly: Forbes ranks Pope Benedict 11th most powerful person

Ranked directly ahead of Italian Prime Minister (and full-time buffoon) Silvio Berlusconi and right behind richest-man-in-the-world Bill Gates, Forbes profiles Pope Benedict:

"Spiritual leader is highest earthly authority for 1 billion souls, or about one-sixth of planet's population; runs Catholic Church, world's oldest, largest multinational. A staunch traditionalist, unbending on reproductive matters, yet conservatism comforting to many."

Actually, the pope is the highest human spiritual authority for Catholics on this earth (not counting Jesus, duh).

Well, if the pope had a hard time impressing Stalin (who famously asked, "how many divisions does the pope have?"), it's no surprise that Forbes can't even place the pope in the top 10.