The Queen of Pop reaches out to the head of the Catholic church as she wants to discuss 'some important matters' with him after she's blasted over her controversial 1989 MV 'Like a Prayer'.
- May 7, 2022
AceShowbiz - Madonna has asked Pope Francis to meet her. The Queen of Pop, who was criticized for blasphemy by the Vatican following the release of her controversial 1989 video "Like a Prayer", has reached out to the head of the Catholic church because she wants to discuss "important matters" with him and insisted her treatment by the religious organization hasn't been "fair."
"Hello @Pontifex Francis - I'm a good Catholic. I Swear! I mean I don't Swear," the 63-year-old singer tweeted at the Pope. "It's been a few decades since my last confession. Would it be possible to meet up one day to discuss some important matters? I've been ex communicated 3 times. It doesn't seem fair."
The Pope has yet to respond to Madonna. In 2006, the "Like a Virgin" hitmaker was also accused of blasphemy following a controversial performance in Rome, when she was "crucified" on stage. At the time, the late Cardinal Ersilio Tonini spoke with the approval of then-Pope Benedict XVI, saying she had gone "too far."
"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," the cardinal added at the time. "The time will come when this woman will realize that Christ died on the cross for her as well, that he spilt his blood for her. I feel pity for her."
Madonna previously reached out to the Pope in 2019 because he was keen to talk to him about women's rights. The mother of six said, "Let's talk about Jesus' point of view about women. Let's talk about it. What do you really think he thought of women?"
"And don't you think Jesus would agree that a woman has the right to choose what to do with her body?" Madonna went on asking. "One day he might invite me. I think this one might... I think he would be open to having that conversation with me."
The "Ray of Light" singer previously admitted that her religious upbringing has left her carrying a feeling of guilt throughout the rest of her life. She shared, "Once you're a Catholic, you're always a Catholic, in terms of your feelings of guilt and remorse and whether you've sinned or not."
"Sometimes I'm wracked with guilt when I needn't be, and that, to me, is left over from my Catholic upbringing," the singer, who has been married to Sean Penn and Guy Ritchie, added. "In Catholicism, you are born a sinner and you are a sinner all of your life. No matter how you try to get away from it, the sin is within you all the time."
