Madonna dedicates 'Like a Virgin' to Pope

Pop star Madonna, once accused by the Vatican of staging one of the most satanic shows in history, surprised fans by dedicating her hit "Like a Virgin" to the Pope at a sold-out concert held in Rome.

"I dedicate this song to the Pope, because I'm a child of God. All of you are also children of God," the 50-year old "Queen of Pop" told the 60,000 fans that flocked to the Italian stop of her "Sticky & Sweet" world tour yesterday.

Italian newspapers gushed over the singer's electric performance and called the dedication a surprising provocation.

"At the Roman leg of her tour, Madonna didn't miss the opportunity for a provocation that will certainly be discussed," Italy's top newspaper Corriere della Sera said in a front-page report.

Madonna, who comes from a devout Italian Catholic family, has raised the ire of the Catholic Church in the past with sexually charged antics designed to shock.

In 2006, she staged a mock-crucifixion at a concert in Rome to the backdrop of accusations from the Vatican of blasphemy.

The Vatican also condemned her controversial 1989 video for the song "Like a Prayer" that featured burning crosses, statues crying blood and Madonna seducing a black Jesus.

The Vatican later panned a show where she decked the stage out with religious imagery as one of the most "satanic shows in the history of humanity".

Comments

Richard Muscat (on 8/9/08)

Hmmm... has it occurred to you that people might also *like* her stuff instead of just fall for it?

Mike Knight (on 7/9/08)

I don't think she's the full quid, she lost the plot a long time ago probably when she refused to greet her maltese fans when she was filming her worst nightmare film ever whilst in malta., the biggest flop of all times, judging by the story above she probably got 666 tatooed over her head.. like the rest of them what goes up must come down,and in her case she will drop like a ton of bricks , one can probably see right through her,not a happy woman -like the chap above me wrote* she'll do anything for a buck and i can quite believe that too*.

Marvic Aguis (on 7/9/08)

"I dedicate this song to the Pope, because I'm a child of God. All of you are also children of God,"
Does God have children?
Christians sects including Catholics, all together forms about 1.7 billions of the 7+ plus world populations. So what about the rest of the world who aren’t Christians? What are they? God-less? Or demons creations?
This looks like a divine discrimination I presume!

Joseph Galea (on 7/9/08)

"Madonna" will do anything for a buck! The sad thing is that people continually fall for it. She should just be ignored.