The last time Cardinal Jorge Medina Estevez of Chile said anything that people cared about, it included "Habemus Papam". He was the Cardinal that came onto the loggia of St. Peter's Basilica to announce that Cardinal Josef Raqtzinger had been elected Pope.
Last week, Cardinal Medina was complaining about Madonna. Not THE Madonna. He was compaining about the pop star Madonna and the effect that she has - rousing impure thoughts, etc. Madonna is making a concert appearance in Chile and people are lining up to buy tickets.
This is another example of Church leaders not quite getting it. I really don't have a problem with His Eminence's comment about Madonna. However, now that she is over 50, about the only thing Madonna can arouse is nostalgia. My gripe is with the environment in which Cardinal Medina made his comments. His comment about Madonna came during his homily at a Mass being celebrated to honor former Chilean dictator Pinochet - a leader that killed thousands of dissidents during his 17 year rule. Apparently, impure thoughts about a pop star trump thousands of murders, rapes and tortures.
To see a related article from the Guardian, go to:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/8157026.
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