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Vatican forgives John Lennon for Jesus quip
How arrogant of the Vatican to forgive Lennon for a comment that was true in most parts of the world.....And who gives a sh-t what the Vatican thinks anyway.....Do they also forgive all their pedophile priests for molesting little boys????? No the Vatican has no ground to stand on when it comes to blasphemy.....Hopefully GOD forgives the Vatican.... Reuters VATICAN CITY - The Vatican's newspaper has finally forgiven John Lennon for declaring that the Beatles were more famous than Jesus Christ, calling the remark a "boast" by a young man grappling with sudden fame. The comment by Lennon to a London newspaper in 1966 infuriated Christians, particularly in the United States, some of whom burned Beatles' albums in huge pyres. But time apparently heals all wounds. "The remark by John Lennon, which triggered deep indignation mainly in the United States, after many years sounds only like a 'boast' by a young working-class Englishman faced with unexpected success, after growing up in the legend of Elvis and rock and roll," Vatican daily Osservatore Romano said. The article, marking the 40th anniversary of the Beatles' "The White Album," went on to praise the pop band. "The fact remains that 38 years after breaking up, the songs of the Lennon-McCartney brand have shown an extraordinary resistance to the passage of time, becoming a source of inspiration for more than one generation of pop musicians," it said. Lennon was murdered in New York in 1980. 10 comments from 6 users
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posted by
antiextremism
on Nov 23, 2008 at 01:16 PM
Makes you wonder who had a better chance of gaining entrance into the pearly gates, the non believing, peace loving Lennon, or the 'infallable" Pope Alexander. I got my money on the mop haired boy. posted by
CatherineBaker
on Nov 23, 2008 at 04:17 PM
Too late! Lennon died about 30 years ago. And the only thing that could make The Beatles seem less cool is an endorsement from The Vatican. Yuck. posted by
antiextremism
on Nov 23, 2008 at 05:31 PM
Well, I did say who "had a better chance" Cat. LOL Alexander's been dead for 264 years! posted by
gsisola
on Nov 23, 2008 at 06:42 PM
What John actually said was this... "Christianity will go. It will vanish and shrink. I do not know what will go first, rock 'n' roll or Christianity...We're more popular than Jesus now." In 1966 that was a fact... he didn't say they were "more important than"... or "greater than"... he said "more popular than"... and that my friends was so true in 1966. posted by
siouxcityranch
on Nov 23, 2008 at 07:53 PM
PUKE are you guys bored or what?? suns been out all weekend..and you sit around posting this crap..who cares that you dont care?? another lame attempt to trash christianity by the local atheists.. First of all....why would you want to drag John through something he aplogized for years ago by bringing this ignorant (EDIT) up..?? It doesnt matter if they forgave him..God did... show some respect....Let him rest in PEACE... posted by
dcs217
on Nov 23, 2008 at 08:37 PM
Anti -- Thank you for the little zippermouth man. He's on my shoulder right now. : ) posted by
antiextremism
on Nov 24, 2008 at 07:48 AM
Well Sioux, you found the time to post. ;) Actually I played golf twice, went to a football game a hundred miles away, went Christmas shopping, visited my 82 year old mom, and still had time to crack wise on the blog. You think it's that I'm a terrific multi-tasker, or has my wife been slippin' meth into my cereal? BTW I think a lot of atheists DO turn non belief into a religion. But I do find it amusing that an organization with such a sordid past as the Catholic Church wants to forgive a guy whose whole mantra was Peace. Next thing you know they'll be forgiving Ghandi for not being a Christian. posted by
siouxcityranch
on Nov 24, 2008 at 08:14 AM
Well Anti my post was after the sun went down.... if you care to check the time :P posted by
antiextremism
on Nov 24, 2008 at 10:41 AM
Try doing all that stuff during the day in the condition I'm in Sioux. I burn really easily....
posted by
Ppopgun
on Nov 24, 2008 at 08:00 PM
But I understand Lennon is still on the crap list for "Imagine."
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