[Vatican City, December 13. Image via Getty]

A child holds a figurine of a baby Jesus while listening to the Angelus of Pope Benedict XVI on Saint-Peter's Square at the Vatican on December 13, 2009. AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOPHE SIMON (Photo credit should read CHRISTOPHE SIMON/AFP/Getty Images)

[Bruno-Turany, Czech Republic; September 27. Image via Getty]

Lesbian girls protest for their free marriage during their silence demonstration as Pope Benedict XVI celebrates a Pontifical Mass at the local airport of Brno-Turany on September 27, 2009. Pope Benedict XVI called Sunday for hope and a renewal of faith in the former communist Czech Republic, as he served a large open-air mass in Brno, watched by some 120,000 faithful. The pope is paying his first visit to the Czech Republic ahead of the 20th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution that toppled Communism in former Czechoslovakia in 1989. AFP PHOTO/ ATTILA KISBENEDEK (Photo credit should read ATTILA KISBENEDEK/AFP/Getty Images)

[Vatican City, July 10. Image via Getty]

Pope Benedict XVI (C) walks with US President Barack Obama (L) and US First Lady Michelle during an audience on July 10, 2009 at The Vatican. Obama was meeting Pope Benedict XVI for the first time, with their talks expected to cover both areas of agreement such as foreign policy and those that divide them, notably abortion. AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

[Vatican City; July 8. Image via Getty]

Nuns wave to Pope Benedict XVI (not pictured) during his weekly general audience on July 8, 2009 at Paul VI hall at The Vatican. The pontiff called the day before and on the eve of a G8 summit in L'Aquila, for a new world body 'with real teeth' to restore the global economy and prevent further disparities in a letter to Roman Catholics worldwide. AFP PHOTO / VINCENZO PINTO (Photo credit should read VINCENZO PINTO/AFP/Getty Images)

[Nazareth, Israel; May 14. Image via Getty]

NAZARETH, ISRAEL - MAY 14: A woman prays during vesper celebrated by Pope Benedict XVI on Basilica of Annonciation on May 14, 2009 in the Galilee town of Nazareth in northern Israel. The Pontiff is nearing the end of his eight-day pilgrimage to the Holy sites in Jordan, Israel and the West Bank. (Photo by Carsten Koall/Getty Images)

[Bethlehem, May 13. Image via Getty]

BETHLEHEM, WEST BANK - MAY 13: A Catholic nun raises her arms to undergo a security check at the entrance to Manger Square before the arrival of Pope Benedict XVI to the city of Jesus' birth on May 13, 2009 in Bethlehem, West Bank. During his visit marred by controversy over his wartime past as a member of the Nazi's Hitler Youth, the Pontiff called for a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that would lead to a homeland for both sides. (Photo by David Silverman/Getty Images)

• For the love of God, please let Dolly Parton get her own makeup line. [Chic Report]
  
• The Pope hates expensive shit. [WWD, sub req'd]
  
• "We're one of her favorite stores," says a spokeswoman for Henri Bendel of Shopaholic Isla Fisher. [WWD, 1st item]
  
• WTF? The New York Ranger's Sean Avery is interning at Vogue this summer? Maybe Anna Wintour can teach him some fashion closet cross-checking techniques. [WWD, 1st item]

• Pete Wentz on his favorite stores: "I love H&M and Urban Outfitters. I'm so not above shopping there or anything. They have such cool stuff and it's not expensive." [WWD, 5th item]
• For every one of Lauren Bush's FEED bags you buy at your local Whole Foods starting May 1, 100 kids in Rwanda can eat. Anya Hindmarch could learn a thing or two from Ms. Bush. [WWD, 2nd item]
• No, women really don't need special accessories to cover up their bulging belly buttons while pregnant. [LilSugar]
• Stephanie Seymour isn't just the new fashion editor at Interview, but the new face/body of Chantelle undergarments too. [Yahoo]
• Speaking of spokesmodel panty raids, Melanie "Scary Spice" Brown has signed on as the new face/body of Ultimo underwear. [a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/04/22/nmel122.xml">Telegraph]
• The latest trend for Australian boys? Wearing women's clothing. [News.com.au]
• D-list designer Anand Jon, who was charged with numerous counts of sexual abuse and rape has two new (female) defenders. [Hindu Times]

Based on his rapid-assessment skills and proclivity for making sweeping statements, we'd like to suggest to cher Benedict that he consider a career in fashion. It's, like, totally the same: Evaluate a situation briefly, make an enormously generalized-yet-seemingly-shocking pronouncement, and inspire self-loathing and guilt in followers everywhere!

The Pope Ends State of Limbo After 800 Years [The Telegraph]