Frankly, we excommunicated Madonna from the Church of Mwangaguhunga when she started rapping about mocha lattes and Pilates. (Exaggerated cough suggesting feigned detachment) Apparently, after 20-odd years of maneuvers calculated to rasp the bourgoisie (those who can't do, shock), she has finally shown up on the Vatican's radar.
One would think that an institution involving kneeling, incense, men singing ensemble and flashy robes and capes would be a little more Madonna-friendly, n'est-ce pas? According to Thisislondon:
"The Vatican accused Madonna of blasphemy and profanity today over her controversial stage act.
"Senior figures in Rome, where she is to appear in front of 75,000 fans on Sunday, called for her to be excommunicated.
"They launched a scathing attack over the star wearing a crown of thorns while hanging from a huge cross as she sings Live To Tell during her Confessions Tour.
"Cardinal Ersilio Tonino, speaking with the approval of Pope Benedict XVI, said: 'This time the limits have really been pushed too far.
"'This (concert) is a blasphemous challenge to the faith and a profanation of the cross. She should be excommunicated.'
"He added: 'To crucify herself during the concert in the city of Popes and martyrs is an act of open hostility. It is nothing short of a scandal and an attempt to generate publicity.
"'What is really offensive is the exaggeration of it all; it is clearly anti-Church, poor taste and most of all, an insult to Christ.'"
We still maintin that the Pilates rap was worse.
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