So, apparently the Vatican has FINALLY forgiven John Lennon for his "Beatles are bigger than Jesus" comment. Nice of them to do so now, 28 years after the man's death.
Still, the pronouncement bothers me. They describe Lennon's comments as "boastful," but misguided. This is not true. Lennon wasn't being boastful or misguided. He was being satirical. He wasn't "grappling" with his sudden fame, he was mocking it.
The Vatican still doesn't quite "get" the statement, and if they were to be so understanding of the statement as misguided, why didn't they forgive him in the 60s when he publicly apologized and explained himself?
All I am saaaaaaaaaaaay-ing, is give irony a chance.
Ehh. Costal, he's the pope. He wears a three foot tall hat, he has guards who carry poleaxes with them, and he lives in the only country that considers Latin a legitimate language.
ReplyDeleteI think its time to admit it, the pope might be just a smidge behind the times.
lol...ummm, hello, the pope mobile...who else rolls in state-of-the-art protection
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ReplyDeleteHmm. True Costal, what better proof that a man is really in touch with society than the fact that he only leaves his house in what can quite literally be described as a gigantic glass bubble?
ReplyDeleteRest In Peace Pope John Paul II! He will always remain in our hearts. :)
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