Talk about misplaced priorities.On the second anniversary of the death of former Chilean dictator/strongman/[expletive deleted] Augusto Pinochet a retired Roman Catholic cardinal gave mass in his memory. Roman Catholic Cardinal Jorge Medina “began his homily in lofty praise of General Augusto Pinochet” despite his infamy as the mastermind behind the torture, deaths, and disappearances of thousands of Chileans.
Rather than criticize Pinochet, Medina decided to foolishly aim his wrath elsewhere:
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…Putting aside the nauseating tribute to Pinochet, Medina’s remarks may have been appropriate…twenty years ago. Much like the recent comments made by an Egyptian cleric on Shakira, Medina did a fantastic job at making an utter fool of himself.
"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…
Medina said that some of those who claim to seek justice for violations of human rights under the dictator are actually seeking revenge.
Coincidentally, Madonna’s concerts at Santiago's Estadio Nacional also served as the venue for dozens of executions shortly after Pinochet’s ascension into power. (Of course, it’s far better to have thousands attending concerts instead of thousands awaiting their untimely torture and demise).
Image- Guardian UK
Sources- The Latin Americanist, Guardian UK, BBC News, Monsters & Critics, Reuters
Wow...Madonna still inspires "impure thoughts" at HER age? You go, girl. Anything that pisses off a Pinochetist can't be all bad.
ReplyDelete"Of course, it’s far better to have thousands attending concerts instead of thousands awaiting their untimely torture and demise"
ReplyDeleteMost decent human beings would agree. But if you're a member of an organization whose power is based on fear, like the cardinal, well, you have a different view of the world.
The truth is God is love. I sense that all of you are ignorant or afraid of the demands of true love, and therefore misunderstand His chosen agents. True love demands our very best. Sure we all fail but we dust ourselves off and look up. We look up towards our best human example. Most people still believe this is Jesus. No, not Mohamed, Merlin, or Madonna. He was misunderstood, tried, and eventually killed. I wish to resurrect Him in your hearts for Christmas and put to death this glorification of filth. God Bless open up!!!
ReplyDeleteYou wait and watch, God's Church will have the last word on that day that will catch us all by suprize.
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