Mad-Donna Blasphemous Again

More From the Hopelessly Stupid Corner

It seems that Mad-Donna (I refuse to call this heretic and apostate Madonna) is bound and determined to blaspheme, and especially this Sunday in Rome, the heart of the Catholic faith. According to published news reports, on her concert tour “she performs a mock-crucifixion - will play to a 75,000 sell-out audience in Rome this Sunday.” They also report “Vatican leaders are furious at the image of Madonna descending on a suspended, mirrored, disco balltype cross while wearing a fake crown of thorns during her song Live To Tell.”

Church officials close to the Vatican have called for her excommunication since the 47 year old star was brought up Catholic. Cardinal Ersilio Tonino, speaking with the approval of the Holy Father, said: "This time the limits have really been pushed too far. It's a blasphemous challenge to the faith and a profanation of the cross. She should be excommunicated." Another official from the Vatican, Bishop Velasio De Paolis, pointed out that Satanists have used religious objects in black masses. He also said her show represents the “rotten fruit of secularism and the absurdity of evil.”

Now, Mad-Donna, just couldn't stand to be charitable, and consider the wishes of the Holy Father, the Vatican and other religious leaders in Rome. No, she has the unmitigated gall to invite Pope Benedict XVI to her tour, which is called the Confessions Tour. Her spokesperson told the New York Daily News that she thought that Pope Benedict XVI would enjoy the show ( I am not making this up) and applaud Mad-Donna's performance. She also said he had an open invitation to see the show and see “ the eloquence and beauty” that Mad-Donna “expresses for humanity” while performing her song Live to Tell.

Who does this woman think she is kidding? Mad-Donna eloquent? Expressive of humanity? Since when? I have not been in a coma or incoherent in my entire life, and I know fully well if there had ever been a time that Mad-Donna expressed anything for humanity, that was eloquent or beautiful in any of her performances, I'd have heard about it. Heck, someone would have heard about it. Can anyone else use the words Mad-Donna, humanity, beauty, and eloquence in the same sentence and keep a straight face?

Read the article at the web site of Scotland's The Daily Record, and pay close attention to how Mad-Donna talked NBC into not removing the crucifixion mockery out of the to be televised in November special of her tour. “Kevin Reilly, an executive at NBC network which will air the show, said: 'She felt that was a cornerstone of the show. We viewed it and didn't see it as being inappropriate'.”

Didn't see it as being “inappropriate”. The fact that there are millions of Christians who do see it as inappropriate means nothing to you at NBC Kevin? Apparently not. After all, this is the same network that tried to force on us a series “The Book of Daniel”, which made a mockery of Christianity. That one didn't fly, yet, NBC apparently still does not get it. So, maybe if NBC doesn't get it, the sponsors of NBC programming will. I think that none of us should purchase any products, goods, or services from any company or corporation that would have any ad on this airing of her tour. In fact, since the parent company of NBC is General Electric (GE), I think we should begin by boycotting all products made by GE. What do you think?

ADDENDUM 08/07/2006: The following was on the UPI entertainment news in regard to Mad-Donna's performance in Rome on Sunday:

"There was also another controversial part of the show in which a video clip was shown where Pope Benedict XVI and former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi were alongside Adolf Hitler, Osama Bin Laden and Saddam Hussein."

The more she goes, the more she lives down to the gutter level she relishes.

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Foot In Mouth Disease Strikes Again

Or.... Stupid Is As Stupid Does

“Ignatius Press, one of the world's largest Roman Catholic publishing houses, has boycotted any work by Charlotte Church, and is pulling all the CDs, cassette tapes, DVDs and VHS tapes featuring her off its racks after the singer called German-born Pope Benedict XVI a 'Nazi'.

Also raising the hackles of the US-based publishing house the pilot of Church's forthcoming eight-part Channel 4 television chat show where she is seen not only dressed up as a nun pretending to hallucinate while eating communion wafers imprinted with Ecstasy smiling faces, but also smashing a statue of the Virgin Mary to reveal a can of cider inside.”

Well, here we have another example of a celebrity determined to take themselves into the gutter. Take a look at her picture if you go to read the whole story as posted on the website of The Daily Mail. Charlotte Church's picture is there as you will see. A very pretty young woman. Which just goes to prove an old saying here as true. “Beauty is only skin deep, but, ugly is to the bone”. Ugly. That is exactly what your words and actions have made you, Charlotte. Ugly to the bone? Nah. In your case, this goes to the soul. Didn't just stop at the bone.

One wonders, what happens to make these celebrities do and say the things they do, particularly against God and the Church. Do they get so caught up in their own perception of their popularity they think they can say or do whatever they want? Is their career taking a downward spiral and they do and say the things they do to try to resurrect that career? Or is it just a matter of not caring what anyone thinks of them, not even God? Maybe, it's all of the above.

Anyway, one has to shake their head and wonder about such statements, and all the “whys” that goes along with them. We can only hope and pray that they will see the error they have made before it's too late for them. Which makes me think of a true story.

Back around 1968 or 1969, I was in junior high school in the 8^th grade at the ripe old age of 13 or somewhere thereabouts. There were lots of people getting publicity back then, who kept insisting that God was dead. There was a young girl in my class. A beautiful girl with long red hair and big blue eyes. She was complaining about some event in her life, I don't recall exactly what it was now, and another girl in our class suggested she pray about it. Her reply was, “oh there is no God. God is dead.” Now, it's one thing to hear people repeating this on the news, but, it was a shock to hear someone say that in a small southern city in 1968 or so. The girl who had suggested she pray said to her, “oh Susie (not her real name), I'd be scared to death to think that, let alone say it.” “Susie” wasn't fazed one bit, and repeated her statement. Five or six years later, “Susie” was an expectant young mother who had just been married a few short months, when her husband lost control of their car one night, and she was killed. He walked away unhurt.

Coincidence? Maybe. Punishment? I don't know, because I can't pretend to be able to speak for God. I do know, that this young woman never set foot inside a Church until the day of her funeral.

All I can say is, one should not take God lightly. No matter who they are, or what their station in life.

I am also proud to say, that Aquinas and More Catholic Goods, the company who's products we promote on our blogs, is also dropping items from Charlotte Church.

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