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Polish Catholics Praying to Stop 'Satanic' Madonna Concert

Madonna going to war with religious protesters is nothing new. The Material Girl has been the bull's-eye at the center of many a religious leader's dart board, but rarely has she been targeted by a Nobel Prize winner. Lech Walesa, who took the honor for helping set up free trade in the communist world, is not happy about Madge's planned August 15 visit to his homeland of Poland. The Times of London reports Walesa called the scheduled gig "a satanic provocation."

What apparently has Walesa and so many of his countrymen up in arms is not Madge herself, but the date. August 15 is the Feast of the Assumption, which many Catholics see as the day the Virgin Mary was taken to heaven. Compounding the Polish outrage is the date does double duty, also serving as their Armed Forces Day. So to them, Madonna performing there then is an insult to both religion and veterans. Ouch.

"I am a man of faith and ask for such events not to happen on such an important feast in my religion," Walesa said. And the country is apparently not waiting for her to back down or reschedule the date, as prayer services are being held in Warsaw on a daily basis asking God to derail the show. Catholics are also planning to be on hand praying loudly when she takes the stage.

Walesa's words weren't even the strongest though. "This is an attack by the devil on our immaculate Catholic nation," said Father Stanislaw Malkowski, one of the protest leaders. "This concert is a profanity and blasphemous."

Okay, now Madonna's concerts have never been afraid to take on sacred cows like religion or even look foolish aiming too high (the John McCain/Nazi thing just didn't work at all), but profanity, blasphemous and satanic provocation seem excessive. Maybe her shows can, on occasion, be in poor taste or not our cup of tea, but it's not like we're talking about Marilyn Manson playing on Easter or, even worse, a Phish fest on Christmas Eve. Lighten up, Poland.

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Ralph Zuccaro

Madonna should just move to Israel- They love her Stcky, Rotten Crap and she fits right in the mix of things there!!!!She should convert to Judaism, her values are just like theirs - She should go on another tour there, call it the "Kaballah for Sheckles Tour" Poland doesnt WANT your there--GET IT?????

September 15 2009 at 5:21 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
pat

Elvis died then Michael Jackson and Madonna the wicked witch is next if shes not careful and doesnt repent...
Satan uses em and then spits them out when hes done with em....

August 17 2009 at 4:55 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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monalisavictoria

where does satan spts out singers and wicked witchs?
they are employees by the big gods that run this world
me and you got spatted out by those gods..lol
Satan is their best friend, especially pentagonists they just adore him!!

September 11 2009 at 12:24 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Anselm Lionel

I cant believe that people would brand Madonna a witch. That's being really judgmental and totally out of order. You would not say that to someone in the street so why say that here. I for one hope that her concert goes ahead. There's an awful lot of suffering and bad stuff in the world but there's equally a whole lot of good things happening as well.

Madonna's music is a way for people to get together and have fun plus she does an incredible amount of work for Malawi. She's not perfect and neither am I. If the bigots have a problem with that then maybe they should get real. People can have a laugh and enjoy themselves, its not outlawed, you know. I can only think what kind of a place the bigots would come up with if they were allowed to rule countries. They'd probably ban the air if they could and before anyone says where am I coming from, I'm an evangelical christian who is also a Madonna fan. Enjoy the concert people! Have fun!

August 17 2009 at 10:18 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Ro

screw her -that's her main thing- she's using her stardom to get ultimate sex-she's a fly on the wall!!!!

August 15 2009 at 1:53 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Gosia


I am Polish and I wanted to go alone to this concert. I believe that Madonna has not hurt me or my friends;) write here that the whole Poland is bad, in fact, only a few people.

August 14 2009 at 8:31 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Ourmadonna.com

Madonna does not affect so many controversies, it acts in some way, few know the case.

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August 12 2009 at 11:40 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
pre


Catholics quietly supported genocide in WWII? Do some research
kiddo...that's some very out-dated, pathetically used up propaganda
that people like yourself love to throw at the Church.

As far as Madonna - satanic, maybe not, but extremely and
unnecessarily offensive to MANY people of MANY faiths, she is indeed.
A performer who calls herself "Madonna," then as part of the
"entertainment" will likely perform a mock crucifixion of her
scantilly clad though haggard, roided, and botoxed body on the feast
of the Assumption seems a little more than just poking fun at some
"sacred cows." In this country we believe in free speech, so banning
the concert seems very ridiculous. But though we as Americans love to
get nasty about the Catholic Church (if it was any other religion we'd
not be telling them to lighten up I'm sure,) we're talking about Poland
- an very Catholic country where things like "faith" and the
Blessed Mother stand for much more than jumping at every opportunity
to abuse our God-given rights to free speech and embracing the
freedom to choose our own sick forms of entertainment.

August 10 2009 at 6:51 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
I am Polish

Your house lol

August 10 2009 at 5:22 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Roger E. Kergaravat

SOLIDARITY C'EST LA VICTOIRE!

August 09 2009 at 8:30 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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monalisavictoria

eagle
8-09-2009 SOLIDARITY C'EST LA VICTOIRE
1 what does your comment means?
from all the comments up there, yours is just
bafeling to me!
2 madonna is religious and is commited to services by kabalah very much, catholic or any other religion are just like she, even ones like me who don't join nor belong to any religion we are just like she.
3 she does as told, have to go on tours or else, this is what i know about the entire show here.
4 religion's adovocates or belivers fear for gay and lesbian and every one in between to think to themselvs
if madonna is doing it then its coll, we are alright!
5 what entertainers do is not just entertainment its more like a huge academy with no admision nor exams its
A GOD TOO, but a bit defferent than the other gods.
i just wanted to reply to you eagle, because i don'e want youth like you get lite in times like these, more seriousley is needed!!

September 11 2009 at 12:12 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Roger E. Kergaravat

VIVE LES POLES!

August 09 2009 at 8:27 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply