Posted on 08/04/2006 8:25:36 AM PDT by doesnt suffer fools gladly
Madonna's Concert Crucifixion Draws Ire
ROME (AP) - Madonna's plans to stage a mock crucifixion during a Sunday concert in Rome have drawn fire from religious leaders, who have condemned the stunt as "an act of open hostility" toward the Roman Catholic Church.
During the concerts of her "Confessions" world tour, the American diva appears crucified on a mirrored cross while wearing a crown of thorns.
The prospect of the scene being repeated at the concert in Rome's Olympic stadium, some 2 miles from the Vatican, prompted Catholic officials to denounce the act as a publicity stunt in bad taste.
"To crucify yourself in the city of the pope and the martyrs is an act of open hostility," Cardinal Ersilio Tonini was quoted as saying in La Stampa daily on Wednesday. "It's a scandal created on purpose by astute merchants to attract publicity."
Muslim and Jewish leaders also condemned the fake crucifixion.
"It's not the first time Madonna stages such an act. We deplore it, we feel it is an act of bad taste," said Mario Scialoja, the president of the Muslim World League in Italy.
"We express solidarity with the Catholic world," said Riccardo Pacifici, spokesman for Rome's Jewish community. "It's a disrespectful act, and to do it in Rome is even worse."
In May, the Catholic League in the United States expressed its discontent for the stunt after Madonna performed it at the tour's opening concert in Inglewood, California.
"Knock off the Christ-bashing," Catholic League president Bill Donohue said in a statement. "It's just pathetic."
Still, tickets for the Rome concert were selling quickly, with only about 100 left by Thursday, news agency ANSA reported.
Following concerts throughout North America, the "Confessions" tour continues through Sept. 21 with dates in Europe and Japan.
In an e-mail to The Associated Press on Thursday, the singer's New York-based spokeswoman, Liz Rosenberg, said: "Madonna does not think Jesus would be mad at her, as his teaching of loving thy neighbor and tolerance is Madonna's message as well. The context of Madonna's performance on the crucifix is not negative nor disrespectful toward the church."
If we ignore her she will go away.
whos madonna?
Wow a new high for the attention whore - she's managed to tick off three of the world's religious all at the same time.
We should pray for the poor girl's soul.
I love it.
I only wish Frank Sinatra could be reached for comment. "That dame better watch it, or she'll be eating a knuckle sandwich, courtesty of the Chairman of the Board."
So, any bets on how long after Madonna departs this vale of tears that she'll be canonized?
"Madonna does not think Jesus would be mad at her, as his teaching of loving thy neighbor and tolerance is Madonna's message as well."
Maybe Madonna should check out what Jesus did to the money changers in the Temple...
In cases like these, Bill usually says it best.
Yeah, we should. But she ain't no girl and she ain't poor. Madonna is a calculating, amoral woman who scores huge amounts of money the more scandalous she becomes. She knows what she's doing.
Madonna has also encouraged a generation of young ladies around the world to dress and act like tramps.
What the heck, I'll still say a "Hail Mary" for her. But I don't know how it will be received!
Well, I was using figures of speech you know. We are all boys and 'girls' in a sense viewed from God, and we are all 'poor' (at least those living lives destined for eternal damnation). That is what I meant. Otherwise I'd have to agree with all you observed.
Blasphemy for a cheap showbiz gimmick.
I'm not impressed.
If she dies and ressurrects in three days, then I'll be impressed. She won't.
I know. Just teasin'. :)
look at me...look at me.....look at ME
Madonnoa's foolishness is not only ill conceived, but she is sure to succumb to some mental or physical malaise.
Getting on the cross will assure that she will have every futuire opportunity to offer herself for the salvation of others, whether she wants it or not.
Mel did not rise to the occasion, and Madonna obviously has no hope of being Christ, although she wants to make the attemp and have us worship her, which is what this is all about.
Megalomaniacs both.
Wasn't that her plan?
maybe on her deathbed she will publicly recognize the large blanket of black she spread around the globe in the 1980s and onward....contributing to the moral decay of whole societies and helping corrupt the minds of so many young women--and getting her pieces of silver for her efforts. wow, what an inspirational legacy! /sarcasm
She's keeps pulling out this crap for effect and the stupid media keeps buying it. She's a smart woman who has made a name for herself in this world. I hope she catches an incurable form of yeast infection.
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