Cardinal: Madonna rouses ‘impure thoughts’

[foxfeet]

'She provokes a crazy enthusiasm, an enthusiasm of lust’ during Chile stop

SANTIAGO, Chile - Madonna is causing “crazy enthusiasm” and “impure thoughts” on her first concert visit to Chile, a prominent retired cardinal complained on Wednesday, as he paused in a tribute to a late dictator to denounce the pop star.

Roman Catholic Cardinal Jorge Medina criticized the flamboyant singer during his homily at a Mass in honor of the late dictator Augusto Pinochet, who oversaw the deaths of some 3,200 dissidents during his 1973-1990 rule.

“This woman comes here and in an incredibly shameless manner, she provokes a crazy enthusiasm, an enthusiasm of lust, lustful thoughts, impure thoughts,” said Medina, the cardinal who was chosen to announce the election of Pope Benedict XVI.

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Guess the cardinal loves him some bustier and nose-cone bra.
What a relief to know that, after they're done with the gays, misbehavin' straight folks are next on the list.

[AnnieBW]

1. Ya think?

This dude is SO behind the times...

[Terran]

14. LOl, really--not anymore she doesn't! n/t

[GodlessBiker]

2. He protests too much.

[Myrina]

19. Seriously!!!

:wow:

[jakem]

3. Im not seeing it. Kinky old bastard.

[Sugar Smack]

4. They'll forgive her. Didn't they just get finished forgiving John Lennon?

I'd give it maybe 40 or so years before they come around. :smoke:

[dflprincess]

26. Yes, the Vatican did just forgive Lennon.

The interesting this is, at the time John made his comment about the Beatles being more popular than Jesus, the Vatcian made no comment at all. The biggest uproar over the remark was in the U.S. where we are just a tad odd about religion.

[Voice for Peace]

5. lol curb your enthusiasm, cardinal!!

A little flogging is in order.

[DJ13]

6. I thought a Cardinal would get aroused by NSYNC, not Madonna

[racaulk]

11. Nah, those boys are too old.

[Kalyke]

24. The Jonas Brothers are more their age group.

:)

[sarcasmo]

33. Still to old.

[saigon68]

7. an enthusiasm of lust, lustful thoughts, impure thoughts,”

This fucker's thoughts when he envision a child's under wear ad in the Sears Catalog

[TexasObserver]

8. Oh, yuck. Speak for yourself, Cardinal!

Madonna probably is arousing to a 90 year old priest who has never slept with a woman.

But anyone else? She's not sexy. She's talented. She's got a lot of drive. She's successful at what she does. She knows marketing. But sexy? No.

[BR_Parkway]

9. I guess if you planned to eat her

but I thought the prices at the auctions had gotten ridiculous

[Deja Q]

42. So is that Jesus or Madonna on that piece of mothballed toast?

:rofl:

[racaulk]

10. Welcome to the Clue Bus, Cardinal. Unfortunately, your ticket is date stamped 1985.

:eyes:

[monmouth]

12. Did he watch Madonna personally? What the hell is a Cardinal doing

at a Madonna concert in the first place? Does he not have blood pressure to concern himself with?

[eppur_se_muova]

45. He wore that tall hat, too ... really pissed off the people behind him. nt

:P

[Erin Elizabeth]

13. What?

Yeah, she rouses up a gag reflex in me. Dude needs to get caught up to this century. Madonna is over and desperately holding on to her career.

[DinahMoeHum]

15. Hey, cardinal, if you don't like her, don't buy her CDs.

Asshole.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

16. damn. She's not even a little boy.

[jazzjunkysue]

17. But naked men nailed up on crosses, suffering, isn't the least bit upsetting.

That's holy.

[malaise]

18. What are improper thoughts for the poor celibate fool

are normal thoughts for the rest of humanity. Little boys in school uniforms never stopped you perverts.

[spiritual_gunfighter]

20. Seriously

What is it 1985?? Does anyone really care about this old woman anymore?

[petronius]

21. 'Mass murder' good, 'hip-wiggling' bad? Thanks, Cardinal Medina,

but I think I'll get my moral guidance from someone else, if you don't mind...

[GreenPartyVoter]

23. Seriously

[Veritas_et_Aequitas]

22. Uh, your eminence...

That was 20 years ago. I didn't realize Chile was that far behind us musically.

Oh, and a warning: you're going to hate the boyband craze.

[CatholicEdHead]

25. Talk about out of touch

Pulling the sexual repression card the same time he has a mass for a mass murderer, Pinochet. :crazy:

[dflprincess]

27. I once read that Catholics are taught about impure thoughts before

we are even old enough to have them. There is some truth in that - and I have to admit I never had the nerve to confess to one because of the way they drummed into us how "evil and abnormal" such thoughts are. I am going to hell. :evilgrin:

[ACTION BASTARD]

28. Madonna is so twenty years ago. That old dried up prune is an

embarrassment to MILF's everywhere.

[DutchLiberal]

49. Some people might disagree...

People like me... :evilgrin:

[mrs_p]

29. oh goodness,

at first, i thought the article meant the mother of christ!

:rofl:

[foxfeet]

34. Considering that none of us has spoken with Joseph,

who am I to say it never happened?

[Cleita]

35. I've often wondered if the so called celibates didn't

beat off while looking at holy cards. JC and the Virgin Mary are awfully pretty in some of them.

[Mari333]

30. lot of ageism on these posts.....

[sweetpotato]

31. He's just jealous because nobody is all enthusastic about him

haterz.

[mudesi]

32. Dear Catholic Church: The year is 2008

Not 1988.

[Marr]

36. Religious con-men always latch onto popular properties. It's their favorite method for

drawing attention to themselves. They take loud offense at whatever's getting attention at that moment.

[Berry Cool]

38. Yeah, but isn't he a bit behind the times?

Next thing you know, he's gonna be coming out against that lascivious hip-wiggling Elvis, and the impure thoughts he stirs up in young bobbysoxers.

[gratuitous]

37. He's honoring Pinochet, but critical of Madonna?

Methinks the Cardinal might want to review his priorities, if only a little, if he can swallow the camel of mass murder but strain out the gnat of enthusiasm that might lead to impure thoughts. Because I'm here to tell him that he seems to have the seriousness of his sins just a trifle bass-ackward.

[foo_bar]

39. oh, that Madonna.

[bunkerbuster1]

40. "a Mass in honor of the late dictator Augusto Pinochet"

Wow. They have those? For that murdering shithead?

[DutchLiberal]

50. In Spain, they have them for Franco. In the Serbian Republic, for Milosevic...

And I'm sure, when george Bush dies, he will be remembered as a saint, too... Just like Ronny Raygun.

[bunkerbuster1]

54. Pardon me while I barf.

Preferably on one of the aforementioned tyrants' graves.

[Deja Q]

41. Forgive me Lord, but seeing Madonna didn't give me any impure thoughts or even a woody

I mean, she's not Elizabeth Hurley, but Madonna is too impure for her own silly career.

[Cobalt-60]

44. She's pretty hot for a woman my age

And a lot of things can be done along those lines with costumes and effects.
But her show is pretty much a GP.
That old coot is probably regretting that vow of celibacy.

[Enrique]

43. "I've got a crush on Madonna"

the cardinal should make a video.

[IDemo]

46. Pounding, throbbing, sweaty, lustful thoughts, impure thoughts

Amen, please be seated.

[DutchLiberal]

47. Of course! That's why I like her so much!

[rucky]

48. I agree with the Cardinal 100%

but he says it like it's a bad thing

[ulysses]

51. circa "like a virgin"? sure.

I'm fond of those impure memories.

[opihimoimoi]

52. That Idiot is from the INQUISITION CHURCH who killed off millions of innocent peeps

including all of the Cathars. Took a couple hundred years but they managed to OFF everyone who was a Cathar...

In this case...his comments re Madonna reveals his age and mind set....he is not COOL

[elshiva]

53. They just need to stop this bullshit. RW Roman Catholics

have this weird complex about Madonna. I remember one RW Catholic magazine calling her an "anti-catholic bigot." Why do they even care about her? I like Madonna myself, but she's just a singer for goodness sake! What about poverty and war? :eyes:

[theboss]

55. Does anyone find Madonaa the least bit physically attractive at this point?

She's like watching a middle-aged marathon runner at this point.

[lame54]

56. He catches on quick, doesn't he?

[acmavm]

57. Straight folks have always been in their sights. These people

have condemnation enough to go around.

Ever hear the 'story' about patent leather shoes and girls in Catholic schools? Well, it's true.