Madonna's Concert Crucifixion Pisses People Off

[KD]

ROME - Madonna’s plans to crucify herself on a mirrored cross during a Sunday concert have drawn fire from religious leaders.

The 47-year-old pop diva wears a crown of thorns and sings while hanging from a cross on her “Confessions” world tour.

The prospect of the scene being repeated at the concert in Rome’s Olympic stadium, some two 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 the La Stampa daily Wednesday. “It’s a scandal created on purpose by astute merchants to attract publicity.”

Muslim and Jewish leaders also criticized the concert stunt.

“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, 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.”

A phone message left for Madonna’s New York-based spokeswoman, Liz Rosenberg, wasn’t immediately returned Thursday.

Tickets for the Rome concert were selling quickly, with only about 100 left by Thursday, news agency ANSA reported.

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[cheray]

She probably ahs some great hidden meaning in it all, like she is crucified by her past, or the papers or some rubbish. Why she has to bring religion into it and make a mockery of jesus is beyond me.

[Grimmlok]

For the sake of it.

She's been doing it her whole career lol

[SVZ]

remember her dancing infront of burning crosses and making out with a black jesus?

this horse runs in circles.

[PrettyGirl]

I agree....Madonna is one sick bitch. She needs to get off this whole religion thing...the self-professed Kabbalah queen, super spiritual. She's so fake it's not even funny. She doesn't need religion, she needs an exorcism.

[SVZ]

and a hemmoroid cream for her eyes

[DitaPage*]

She's a fuckwit. Seriously. Its totally inappropriate.

[PrettyGirl]

Madonna's pissed off and angry because she's about to lose her man...her marriage is hanging on by a string...so she takes it out on the church...lol

[limey]

But Madonna is so "deep" and us ignorant people don't "get" what she is trying to do. She's just expressing her artistic side. (Plus look at the publicity she is getting!!)

She should just give it up already.

[SVZ]

the only thing that's "deep" about madonna is the two foot hoagie lodged in her vagina from '84.

[Lobelia]

Originally Posted by SVZ

remember her dancing infront of burning crosses and making out with a black jesus?

this horse runs in circles.

heh heh, never heard that saying before, but I like it

[ralphycnan]

Eh, people should just ignore her.

[GoldDust77]

Madonna makes me want to barf, with her increasingly-ever-more-desperate publicity stunts. The woman is about 50 years old with a husband and 2 young kids and has had a long successful career, and yet she has to resort to doing these *shocking* (), pseudo-provocative (again: ), attention-grabbing stunts to YET AGAIN draw attention to herself??? Lame. Her tired old shtick has gotten really old, annoying, reaks of desperation, and is, frankly, pathetic. Her extremely-desperate attempts to cling to her long-gone youth are especially pathetic. (I still CRINGE when i think of 46-year-old Madonna French-kissing 21-year-old Britney Spears on national television.) And, yes, as a Christian, i do find her "Crucifixion Act" highly offensive. Who does she think she is anyway??!? Comparing herself (even though, to keep things in perspective, it IS just a concert act) to Jesus Christ??!!?? That is just unbelievable to me--the ludicrous amount of narcissism that old hag possesses. Go away you old hag, Madge and concentrate on raising your kids instead of traipsing around the world dedicating almost all of your waking hours performing elaborate, vulgar, uncouth, offensive performances. Do you have no dignity, Madge? Time to MOVE ON Madge, IMO.

[darksithbunny]

It's getting old, just like she is.

AND I am sure once she gets tired of Kabahlalalala, she will make fun of that as well.

[Warren]

Originally Posted by GoldDust77

Madonna makes me want to barf, with her increasingly-ever-more-desperate publicity stunts. The woman is about 50 years old with a husband and 2 young kids and has had a long successful career, and yet she has to resort to doing these *shocking* (), pseudo-provocative (again: ), attention-grabbing stunts to YET AGAIN draw attention to herself??? Lame. Her tired old shtick has gotten really old, annoying, reaks of desperation, and is, frankly, pathetic. Her extremely-desperate attempts to cling to her long-gone youth are especially pathetic. (I still CRINGE when i think of 46-year-old Madonna French-kissing 21-year-old Britney Spears on national television.) And, yes, as a Christian, i do find her "Crucifixion Act" highly offensive. Who does she think she is anyway??!? Comparing herself (even though, to keep things in perspective, it IS just a concert act) to Jesus Christ??!!?? That is just unbelievable to me--the ludicrous amount of narcissism that old hag possesses. Go away you old hag, Madge and concentrate on raising your kids instead of traipsing around the world dedicating almost all of your waking hours performing elaborate, vulgar, uncouth, offensive performances. Do you have no dignity, Madge? Time to MOVE ON Madge, IMO.

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