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Madonna's plans to stage a mock crucifixion during a Sunday concert in Rome have drawn fire from religious leaders, who have condemned the stunt as "an act of open hostility" toward the Roman Catholic Church.

During the concerts of her "Confessions" world tour, the American diva appears crucified on a mirrored cross while wearing a crown of thorns.

The prospect of the scene being repeated at the concert in Rome's Olympic stadium, some 2 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 La Stampa daily on Wednesday. "It's a scandal created on purpose by astute merchants to attract publicity."

Muslim and Jewish leaders also condemned the fake crucifixion.

"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, the 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."

In May, the Catholic League in the United States expressed its discontent for the stunt after Madonna performed it at the tour's opening concert in Inglewood, California.

"Knock off the Christ-bashing," Catholic League president Bill Donohue said in a statement. "It's just pathetic."

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

Following concerts throughout North America, the "Confessions" tour continues through Sept. 21 with dates in Europe and Japan.

In an e-mail to The Associated Press on Thursday, the singer's New York-based spokeswoman, Liz Rosenberg, said: "Madonna does not think Jesus would be mad at her, as his teaching of loving thy neighbor and tolerance is Madonna's message as well. The context of Madonna's performance on the crucifix is not negative nor disrespectful toward the church."

Madonna does something shocking.

Shocking!

Sincerely,

1983

I've been bored by her for a long time now.

Who's Madonna? Is that the trick who made out with Spears? Oh, then......











I DON'T CARE!

How old are you Sky Kid? Are you just PCG re-incarnate?

He's a lot friendlier and generally more positive than PCG. That, and he's less annoying.

And who was it who crucified Christ?
Oh yeah, the Romans, ya know, those guys from Rome!

Point is, there is actually nothing religious about crucifixtion as it predates Christ, so unless Madonna out & out says "I am Christ", it can only be speculation that she is doing something anti-catholic!

We all know that she is trying to shock, but I think most people could not give a shit these days.
Fuck, Marilyn Manson threw his penis to the audience fer fucksake!

But it was for research material!

Are you saying that he was the only person to ever wear a crown of thorns?
Do you think it was invented just for him?

So if I walk round with long hair, a beard & wear a bedsheet, am I automatically pretending to be Christ?

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Dutch Priest Charged in Madonna Threat
Fake Bomb Call Meant to Stop Singer's 'Crucifixion'
AP
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (Sept. 8) - Papa don't preach?

Amsterdam prosecutors said Friday a 63-year-old priest has confessed to phoning in a fake bomb threat to a Madonna concert in the Dutch capital city last week.

"He was hoping to stop her from performing her famous 'crucifixion' act," prosecution spokesman Robert Meulenbroek said, referring to a scene in the 48-year-old pop star's latest show.

The scene, a mock re-enactment of the crucifixion of Christ, offended some Christians during earlier concerts in Italy and Germany. Two Amsterdam concerts went ahead as planned on Sunday and Monday, despite a handful of protesters.

Meulenbroek said it was likely prosecutors would seek a community service punishment for the priest, since it was very likely this was his first such offense.

The priest was arrested almost immediately after making the threat Sunday, since he used his home phone to make it, and he called an emergency services number where the call was automatically traced.

The priest was brought before a judge Friday and has been released pending judgment, Meulenbroek said. "We take bomb threats seriously, but in this case it was clear very quickly that it was not real," he said.

Madonna 's "Confessions" tour next stops in Japan on Sept. 16.