John Lennon Forgiven

[Lalo]

Didnt know where to put this but hey i tought it may be of interest to some of you guys....

Vatican forgives John Lennon for Jesus remark

11/22/2008 3:00 PM, Reuters


VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – 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.


(Writing by Deepa Babington; editing by Keith Weir)

[dougjwray]

Thanks for posting.
From what I've always understood, what Lennon meant was that the world had to be in sad shape because the Beatles were more popular than Jesus (i.e. putting trivial pop culture above deeper spiritual matters).
Anyway, good job by the Vatican. They've come out with some good decisions lately, including recognizing evolution as a reality.
(I'm not Catholic, or even a believer, BTW.)

[lunarpollen]

So they finally forgave him for misinterpreting his statement?

[BassChuck]

Who cares what the Vatican thinks? Do they own Jesus? All they have done (for about 1800 years now) is put up a wall between people and Jesus. If God sent Jesus to earth to help us understand how to live together and to forgive us for our sins, who are these guys in Rome to expect some kind of cut of the action? Frankly, they're worse than any booking agent. Do yourself a favor, ignore them.

[Josh Ryan]

No religious discussion please.

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