Madonna Pope Benedict XVI “Like A Virgin” Tribute “Sticky & Sweet Tour”

www.popcrunch.com - 8th Sep 2008

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Madonna : Madonna poked fun at the Catholic Church as she dedicated her hit song -Like A Virgin' to the Pope at her sold-out concert in Rome on Saturday night.

“I dedicate this song to the Pope, because I'm a child of God. All of you are also children of God,” told the 60,000 who packed the Olympic Theater to see her Sticky & Sweet Tour.

This isn't the first time the popstar has made waves with the Vatican. Madonna first came underfire from Catholics with her 1991 Blond Ambition Tour; the Vatican once called a Madonna conceert one of the most “satanic shows in the history of humanity.” Read full story at www.popcrunch.com

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