New Pope don't rock

Doug Pearson jasret at MINDSPRING.COM
Thu Apr 21 15:58:48 EDT 2005


On Wed, 20 Apr 2005 11:42:41 +0100, M Holmes <fofp at HOLYROOD.ED.AC.UK>
wrote:
>Seems Benedict once said that rock music is a vehicle of anti-religion.

Here's his quote about rock music:
"... the expression of elemental passions which, in the big musical
festivals, have taken on a cultural character, that is to say, [the
character] of a counter-cult, opposed to Christian worship"

see:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/pope/story/0,12272,1463902,00.html

I'm just disappointed that after two "John Paul"s, he isn't taking the
name "George Ringo I" ...

    -Doug
     jasret at mindspring.com



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