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And now for today's headlines: 800 million children world-wide suffer from malnutrition and other forms of neglect...Mental illness a serious issue in Australia's World Day for the Sick...and, this just in from Rome, breaking news: Pope Benedict XVI gives happy response after papal appartment gets face-lift. Wait...I'm sorry, what?!

That's right! Alongside these and other pertinant stories, we have an all-important report of our beloved Holy Father's so-called "Extreme Makeover: Vatican Edition." And his response is my favorite thing of all. "I can only admire the things you've done, like these beautiful floors." What, he couldn't just say, "wow, how beautiful?" or how about "Great job." Alas, what can one expect from a German Pope. Everything he says must be Über-profound, ya ok we get it.

Is it absurd to anyone else that they cover this shop-talk in the media? To add to the misery, while more children than I can count in my entire lifetime are starving throughout this dumn world, 200 people helped to remodel B-16's personal quarters in the Papal Palace. How many clowns does it take to screw in a light bulb? Well, we are talking Italy here, I suppose.

Look here for yourself.