Time Magazine, June 2010 / Title: The Trial of Benedict XVI

As best cover of the month, we chose Time's about the Church Sex Abuse Scandals Around the World. According to the magazine, the Pope can cite theology and tradition in defense of the church, but with many Catholics wanting a very modern kind of accounting for the sex-abuse scandal, words and ritual may no longer be enough. [ILLUSTRATION BY TIM O'BRIEN FOR TIME, BASED ON A PHOTOGRAPH BY ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP/GETTY IMAGES].