{"id":311,"date":"2005-06-02T23:56:49","date_gmt":"2005-06-03T03:56:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/dbnews\/2005\/06\/02\/convergence-of-catholicism-and-capital"},"modified":"2005-06-02T23:56:49","modified_gmt":"2005-06-03T03:56:49","slug":"convergence-of-catholicism-and-capitalism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/dowbrigade\/2005\/06\/02\/convergence-of-catholicism-and-capitalism\/","title":{"rendered":"Convergence of Catholicism and Capitalism"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A doll in honour
\n of the Pope has gone on sale in Germany.<\/p>\n

The 16-inch collectable version of 78-year-old Pope Benedict XVI costs
\n 93 euros ($108).<\/p>\n

It has moveable arms and legs for emulating the Pope’s wave and even wears
\n the full papal apparel.<\/p>\n

Only 999 of the limited edition dolls will be sold by toy makers Schildkroet.<\/p>\n

Wait a minute! We recognize that doll! That’s just the Tyco
\n Toys "Baby Heine Doll" ($14.95) dressed up in a Barbie Evening Gown
\n ($7.95)
\n with a cheap plastic charm bracelet cross ($.29) around its neck! In
\n sweatshops from Queens to Shanghai reasonable facsimiles of this item
\n are marching out the factory doors….<\/em><\/p>\n

\nfrom Ananova <\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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