Michael Jackson looking to buy Pope John Pauls Prayers..APPALLING!!!

[sandramaac]

I CANNOT BELIEVE THE CHURCH WOULD EVEN CONSIDER THIS......JUST PROVES WHAT I HAVE FELT ABOUT MY CHURCH AND MY RELIGION...IT'S ALL BECOMING ABOUT THE MONEY...AND WITH ALL THE CONTROVERSY SURRONDING THE PRIEST....I LOVE THE ONE PRIEST COMMENTS---HE HAS BEEN CLEARED...AND SINCE WHEN IS HE A RESIDENT OF BAHRAIN, SUCH A NICE CLEAN LIVING PLACE TO RAISE NORMAL KIDS

HERE IS THE ARTICLE:
Jackson May Sing Pope John Paul's Prayers


Bahrain resident Michael Jackson has expressed interest in putting some of JP II's prayers to music.



ROME, Feb 6 (Feb. 6) - Pop star Michael Jackson could sing some of the prayers written by the late Pope John Paul, the head of the music company coordinating the project said on Monday.

Father Giuseppe Moscati of the Edizioni Musicali Terzo Millennio, which specializes in church music and organizes musical events at the Vatican, said his company had the rights to 24 of Pope John Paul's prayers and wanted to put together a group of international artists to set them to music.

"We have been contacted by people close to Michael Jackson who have expressed interest and we are thinking about it," Moscati said.

He dismissed the recent controversy surrounding Jackson, who is living in Bahrain after a Californian court acquitted him of child molestation charges last June.

"He has been cleared of all charges," Moscati said.

"As a celebrity he is perhaps a bit remote from the teachings contained in the Pope's prayers. But if he can help us put together a group of singers that fulfil the criteria of the project then we'll study the proposal," he said.

Vatican deputy spokesman Father Ciro Benedettini said the Vatican was not involved in the initiative.

The Catholic Church has been rocked by a U.S. priestly sexual abuse scandal that began in Boston in 2002, when it emerged that priests who had abused children and teenagers were transferred from parish to parish instead of being defrocked.

Jackson, originally from Indiana, rose to fame as a child with his brothers in the Jackson 5, and became one of the world's most successful singers. "Thriller," from 1982, was one of the biggest-selling albums of all time.

 

[mtblujeans]

That sounds strange....but, on the other hand, perhaps the Church feels people will get something positive out of the prayers of such a beloved Pope!

 

[goofygirl]

And I thought that Jon Voight playing JPII in a movie was nuts.........


"...he wanted to put together a group of international artists to set them to music..."

"We Are The World", papal style?

 

[bicker]

OP: You misread the article, and your subject line is therefore erroneous. Jackson has asked to be considered for inclusion the album. There is no discussion about him buying anything.

The Catholic Church's motivations is its own, evidently, because many Catholics around here just give their typical shaking-head reply when asked about this. They're getting used to doing that, given the Catholic Chuch's actions over the past decade.

 

[4cruisin]

I was raised Catholic and stupidly always believed everything the church taught me. I am struggling with the church as an adult now in light of the all that has happened during the past few years but this is just too much. I guess from one pedophile to another. This just proves that the Catholic church has not learned from it's "mistakes". It's ok to have pedophile priests and have someone like MJ put prayers to music but women are still banned from the priesthood? WTH

 

[goofygirl]

I agree it is a bad move for the Church and it also makes a mockery out of JPII's memory.

 

[POB14]

Vatican deputy spokesman Father Ciro Benedettini said the Vatican was not involved in the initiative.

And so, your problem with the Catholic Church in this matter is what, exactly?