Catholic group upset at Madonna 'crucifixion'

[survivor999]

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Less than 12 hours after Madonna crucified herself on a mirrored cross, the Catholic League expressed its discontent with the concert stunt.

The controversial diva wore a crown of thorns and sang while hanging from a cross during Sunday night's opener of her "Confessions" world tour at The Forum in Inglewood.

"Knock off the Christ-bashing," Catholic League president Bill Donohue said in a statement Monday. "It's just pathetic."

Though Donohue said that Madonna "has been spicing up her act with misappropriated Christian imagery for a long time," he thought that her faith in Kabbalah might inspire new respect for religion.

"I guess you really can't teach an old pop star new tricks," he said. "Poor Madonna keeps trying to shock. But all she succeeds in doing is coming across as a boring bigot."

A message left with Madonna's spokeswoman was not immediately returned.

Full article here: http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Music/05/23/people.madonna.ap/index.html

[Wickerman]

1. She's so 80's

yawn.

[Rude Horner]

2. If she's so boring

then why is the Catholic League paying any attention to her?

[Tarheel_Dem]

10. couldn't agree more.....

i am so sick of these headlines...."Catholic Group"; "Scientologist Group"; "Loony Right Wing Fringe Group" upset with ____________ <insert scapegoat here>.

When will these "Groups" realize that the bigger stink they make, the more people want to see or hear for themselves, whatever the "Group" is upset about? :eyes:

[ladjf]

34. Or, why are people paying $350 to attend the program?

[babylonsister]

3. Again? That's like a bad penny, keeps turning up, but good for

Madonna for getting the print. I guess all news is good when you're on the road, even for Madonna.

[Dogmudgeon]

4. If it pisses off the "Catholic League" ...

... then it's all right by me.

Bill Donohue needs some serious colon therapy.

--p!

[tsuki]

7. The "Catholic League," so 12th Century.

[FreakinDJ]

5. Just as we advocate separation of Church and State

Just as we advocate separation of Church and State, so should we respect the Freedom of Religion” as provided by our constitution. And is so doing should we make allowances for Madonna using a mockery of her former religion while condemning the Bush administration for persecuting people of the Muslim faith.

Damm tough adhering to “Higher Moral Values”

Damm easy to become a hypocrite…..

[shadowknows69]

8. I advocate the separation of "Pop" and state.

[survivor999]

12. LOL!

:)

[msongs]

6. catholic church has murdered tens of millions - who has madonna killed?

where is the evidence her stunt is "christ bashing"?

Msongs
www.msongs.com
batik and digital art
mugs and shirts

[NoPasaran]

9. No Bill, you're the "boring bigot"

Madonna is interesting.

[survivor999]

11. Cannot not find her interesting....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna_%28entertainer%29

"In 2005 the American public voted Madonna one of the sixteen Greatest Women in American history in the Greatest American election conducted by the Discovery Channel and American Online."

[MadHound]

15. Wow, what a depressing little factoid there

Shows exactly how little history, especially womens' history, the public knows. I wouldn't even put Madonna among the top sixteen greatest women entertainers, much less sixteen Greatest Women in American History.

Pathetic how pop culture has come to dominate our coutry's concious, at the expense of historical knowledge. No wonder we seemed doomed to continue to repeat mistakes, nobody is studying their history:eyes:

[survivor999]

21. Yup, the American public

knows no history at all... And this is is US history... Imagine about the rest of the world...

[Wickerman]

20. wow, that is sad, wonder how Kelly Clarkson did?

:hurts:

[survivor999]

24. These are the top 25 on the list:

1. Ronald Reagan- 24.0% - named "Greatest American"
2. Abraham Lincoln - 23.5%
3. Martin Luther King, Jr. - 19.7% - named "Greatest African American"
4. George Washington - 17.7%
5. Benjamin Franklin - 14.9%
6. George W. Bush-named "Greatest Living American"
7. Bill Clinton
8. Elvis Presley-named "America's Greatest Entertainer"
9. Oprah Winfrey-named "Greatest Woman in American history"
10. Franklin D. Roosevelt
11. Billy Graham
12. Thomas Jefferson
13. Walt Disney
14. Albert Einstein- named "Greatest American Scientist" & "Greatest Jewish American"
15. Thomas Alva Edison
16. John F. Kennedy
17. Bob Hope
18. Bill Gates
19. Eleanor Roosevelt-named "America's Greatest First Lady"
20. Lance Armstrong-named America's "Greatest Athlete"
21. Muhammed Ali
22. Rosa Parks
23. The Wright Brothers
24. Henry Ford
25. Neil Alden Armstrong

Check the others: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greatest_American

[Wickerman]

29. Well, lets see how kind history is to Reagan AND Madonna

There is hope for Kelly, yet. :sarcasm:

[Generic Other]

40. Ha Ha they probably thought they were voting for the REAL madonna

Whoever that is.

[sweetheart]

13. God clearly blesses her

And the republicans can't hack it 'cuz they all secretely want
to shag her; and with their viagra knobs wobbling around the
congress and the crony media of state, expect mysogyny veiled
in art critique. Mel gibson's thorny crucifixtion holds no light
to a good madonna dance tune.

[benburch]

14. Her true talent is self-promotion.

She has an uncanny knack for knowing just what buttons to push to remain notorious, and then spinning that into dollars.

[Bridget Burke]

19. And she KNOWS that there's no such thing as bad publicity...

Although some of us prefer "music."

Madonna has the right to exercise her freedom of speech. So do the folks in the Catholic League.

[TlalocW]

28. A college professor once pointed out

To the class that Rush Limbaugh and Madonna were exactly the same - they earned their money by being outrageous. That didn't sit well with some dittoheads in the class.

TlalocW

[NoPasaran]

32. A good point

Although I can't imagine that there would be much of a market for a picture book of Rush's erotic fantasies.
:puke:

[TlalocW]

36. That's pretty funny

As I took this professor's class in the early 90s when Rush was really gaining popularity and Madonna's Sex book had come out. In fact, a person in my dorm had a copy of it, and she brought it out to the lounge one evening, and I took it and read passages from it for everyone's amusement (I'm a guy). Talking about my vagina proved to be quite interesting.

TlalocW

[darkstar]

38. At once

hilarious :rofl:

and sickening :puke:


Well done!!!!!

:toast:

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

16. letterman had a joke about this last night

he said he liked her better when she was just a slut.

[shadowknows69]

17. Oh no he didn't!

Go Dave!

[survivor999]

18. Ahahahah!

Funny!

[UTUSN]

22. As opposed to their being upset over an illegal, immoral war,

and hundreds of thousands dead and maimed, and a Shrub regime for the greedy, and... (the list goes on).

[noonwitch]

23. I think Madonna's whole act is based on upsetting catholic groups

It's not as if this is the first time she's pissed them off.

I'm not a huge fan, but I did like both the song and video of "Like A Prayer".

[Strong Atheist]

25. Well, it was in poor taste, but that is Madonna. nt.

[TlalocW]

26. "Poor Madonna..."

Sheeesh. She's more than likely very happy and fulfilled with her life and is immediately recognizable by millions world-wide. I only know what Bill Donohue looks and sounds like because Penn and Teller featured him on their show, "Bullshit!" for the episode called, "Holier than Thou." They pointed out that Bill had tried to stop P&T from being Superbowl entertainment one year because of a private performance they gave that involved their (probably just Teller) being crucified, but they were letting them on their show to give his opinion. They then proceeded to call him an asshole. :)

TlalocW

[LibDemAlways]

27. I stopped paying any attention to Madonna

about three reinventions ago. If Mr. Donahue chooses to spend his time worrying about her, I guess that's his right. No one is forcing him or anybody else to buy a ticket. Much ado about nothing.

[Bill McBlueState]

30. heh, Bill Donohue

I think certain entertainers do things specifically to piss off Bill Donohue. I'm thinking specifically of the South Park episode with the bleeding statue of Mary. He's just so over-th-top and predictable in his condemnations; it must be fun to push his buttons.

[survivor999]

31. Luckily he can only use words in this age...

Or heretic Madonna would be in serious trouble now!

[Vidar]

33. Madonna's bad taste vs 2000 years of bloodshed, repression

& deception by the Church. The score is hardly even.

[Philosoraptor]

35. For such an established church, they sure are sensitive!

Gosh, the end times are near, Madonna has desecrated the holy cross!

[Coventina]

37. My perspective, as an unapologetic Madonna fan:

First, I should say, I didn't see the act, although I have tickets for when she comes here!

:woohoo:

But, Madonna makes no secret of being a lapsed Catholic. And yes, she has a history of tweaking the nose of the Church.

The most effective "criticism" anyone could ever launch at her would be to ignore her.

But, since when does Jesus have the monopoly on being crucified? The Romans crucified thousands of people! Christians are encouraged to (figuratively) take up the cross and follow in Christ's footsteps.

Without having seen what Madonna did, I speculate that what she did could be interpreted entirely differently from what Bill Donohue accuses her of.

GO MADONNA!!

:loveya:

[survivor999]

41. I confess...

I like her too :)

[bleedingheart]

39. She is a very smart business woman...she knows how to market her goods

and you know what? I don't care and I wish her luck.

[Toucano]

42. Madonna has been a vocal opponent of the war.

Her contribution to educate her audience is less valid than Neil Young's because she has tits?



The only thing more tired and old than Madonna are the efforts to dismiss her.

She's a force of nature. Love her or hate her, there's no denial of the fact that she is an immoral entertainer.

I'm happy that she's still able to push people's buttons. And it's the same people as it was 20 years ago. Hilarious!

[earth mom]

43. Can't stand her anymore...she should take her fake accent

and fake religious beliefs-don't believe it for a minute-and go back to England. :boring: